Friday, March 19, 2004

Wisconsin, New York Unplug Matrix
10:44 AM Mar. 15, 2004 PT Two more states pull out of the interstate criminal and antiterrorism database known as the Matrix. Wisconsin had joined just a few weeks ago, but once the cost and privacy ramifications became clear, the state reconsidered. By Ryan Singel.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,62645,00.html?tw=wn_polihead_8


Privacy Safeguards Deep-Sixed
10:32 AM Mar. 15, 2004 PT Without fanfare, the government dispenses with two projects aimed at protecting the privacy of American citizens from official snooping. The work on more sophisticated data-mining techiques continues, however.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62670,00.html?tw=wn_polihead_9

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