[e-privacy] [EPIC] MATRIX chiude

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ma la domanda e`: cosa succedera` dei dati ivi contenuti, quando i
fondi per gestire MATRIX si prosciugheranno?

Ciao,

andrea

(da EPIC Alert 12.08)

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[3] Controversial Database Project MATRIX Closes Down
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The Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX), a
three-year-old crime and terrorism database, closed down Friday because
its federal funding ran out. MATRIX was run by Florida and LexisNexis
subsidiary Seisint, which last week announced a security breach that
compromised data on 310,000 Americans. MATRIX drew criticism because the
database had detailed files about innocent people, including credit
histories and fingerprints.

Nine states had left the project during its three-year history citing
privacy, legal and cost concerns. Four states remained in the program:
Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Florida. MATRIX had been financed by
$12 million in federal grants. Elements of MATRIX may continue if individual
states decide to finance it on their own.

The personal information contained in MATRIX included individuals'
names, past addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates
of birth, credit information, driver's license photographs, marriage and
divorce records, names and addresses of family members, and neighbors'
addresses and telephone numbers. Some of the information was incorrect,
but individuals were unable to correct their records.

News Release Announcing MATRIX Closure on April 15, 2005:

      http://www.epic.org/redirect/flamat.html

EPIC's amicus brief before the Supreme Court in Hiibel v. Nevada
describing MATRIX (pdf):

      http://www.epic.org/privacy/hiibel/epic_amicus.pdf

MATRIX site:

      http://www.matrix-at.org/

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Andrea Glorioso             sama at miu-ft.org         +39 333 820 5723
        .:: Media Innovation Unit - Firenze Tecnologia ::.
	      Conquering the world for fun and profit
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