--- Subject: RE: [Politech] Device lets petrochemical tanker truck be shut downremotely Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:42:35 -0500 Message-ID: <66E9FEE99E96034ABB4DE197A927DBF145AA92@private> From: "Powers, Jamie" <JPowers@private> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@private> Declan, Separate database created by police for their own "private use." Veddy troubling and something I wanted to be sure you saw and you may have already seen and reported this but better to threaten a few electrons and share it. "Growing Use of Private Police Network Raises Concerns" Associated Press (10/30/03); Howe, Patrick The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association has for the past two years connected the case files of law enforcement groups throughout the state to construct a searchable system police can access to share data on individuals that their officers have contact with--the Multiple Jurisdictional Network Organization (MJNO). Recently, however, people who have come under scrutiny due to the network are contesting its existence, including Scott Chapman, a Minnesota citizen who was stopped by police at a political rally where he was carrying a protest sign, and had his bag searched. Chapman later discovered that the police were suspicious of him because they searched the MJNO and found Chapman had asked for, but not given permission for, a concealed carry permit needed to sport signs at political rallies. Chapman's attorney, David Gross, contests the accuracy of the data and the security of the network, and feels the system should be turned off because it was never approved by the Minnesota Legislature and does not comply with parts of the state's Data Practices Act; Chapman's case had caused legislators to start questioning the validity of the MJNO. www.ap.org Take care, Jamie _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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