[Politech] ACLU details problems with Matrix data-mining program [priv]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Thu May 20 2004 - 22:18:56 PDT

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    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: New Matrix revelations
    Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:10:35 -0400
    From: Stanley, Jay <jstanley@private>
    To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private>
    
    Declan,
    
    The ACLU has obtained new documents on the Matrix data-mining program. 
    Among our findings:
    
        ** The Department of Homeland Security not only financed the Matrix 
    program, as has previously been reported, but actually assumed 
    managerial control.
    
        ** Florida Governor Jeb Bush has personally taken a lead role in 
    selling the program.
    
        ** Vice President Cheney was given a personal briefing on and plea 
    for support for the Matrix program by Governor Bush in January 2003.
    
        ** New details about the centrality of data mining in the program - 
    publicly denied by Matrix officials - including something called "High 
    Terrorist Factor scores."
    
        ** The company that runs Matrix provided the authorities with a list 
    of 120,000 names of individuals who scored highly on this "High 
    Terrorist Factor" analysis.
    
    A brief white paper discussing the revelations as well as a release, the 
    documents themselves, and other materials, are online at www.aclu.org/matrix
    
    For your list, if you wish.
    
    Best,
    
    Jay
    
    ~~~~~~~~~~~
    Jay Stanley
    Communications Director, Technology and Liberty Program
    American Civil Liberties Union
    202-715-0818
    Fax 202-546-0738
    www.aclu.org/privacy
    
    
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