More States Withdraw Participation In Crime Database

AP reports that New York and Wisconsin have withdrawn their participation in the Multistate Anti-TeRrorism Information EXchange (MATRIX) program. The program now has only five remaining state participants. My other postings on MATRIX.

  • See also A Dual-Edged Sword: Providing Information, Stealing Privacy, “In the case of Matrix and its ilk, our time-honored standards of privacy are at stake, and they’re rapidly deteriorating. We can shape this new technology, or let it shape us.”
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