MATRIX

Issue Briefs

• ACLU White Paper: New Matrix Documents Raise Troubling Questions  (5/20/04)          
• MATRIX: Myths and Reality (2/10/04)             
• Data Mining Moves into the States (10/30/03)

General Links

• State-by-State breakdown of the ACLU's attempt to find out more information on MATRIX          
• FEATURE: Total Information Awareness           
• FEATURE: Surveillance          
• FEATURE: ACLU privacy page 

New! Documents posted May 20, 2004

• Letter to DHS Chief Privacy Officer Nuala O'Connor Kelly (requesting investigation of DHS role in Matrix) 
• MATRIX: First Responder Support slide presentation (containing details of 'High Terrorism Factor' terrorism quotient and revealing list of 120,000 names) (from Utah Commission)
• Cooperative Agreement DHS-Matrix (indicating DHS's managerial control) (New York)
• Gov. Jeb Bush call on Matrix (Georgia)
• Gov. Jeb Bush briefing Points for the Vice President of the United States on Matrix (Florida)
• Matrix Board of Directors Conference Call Minutes for 3/18/04 (Michigan)
• DOJ Status Report on Matrix, July-December 2003 (indicating continued discussion of data mining as of January 2004) (DOJ)
• Sole Source Criteria for Matrix (showing centrality of data mining to project) (multiple states)

Minutes from MATRIX Board Meetings

• MATRIX Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from 02/06/2003 (Georgia)          
• MATRIX Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from 04/22/2003 (Florida)          
• MATRIX Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from 11/05/2003 (Georgia)          
• MATRIX Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from 01/16/2004 (Georgia)

Information from Federal Grants

• Every MATRIX Query is Run Through Terrorism Quotient (Florida)          
• Original Objectives for the MATRIX (Florida)           
• Budget Breakdown of Department of Justice Grant (Florida)

State Concerns with the MATRIX

• Texas's Letter of Withdrawal from the MATRIX Program (Florida)          
• Georgia DMV Security Concerns with MATRIX (Georgia)          
• Documents pertaining to Georgia's involvement in MATRIX (Georgia)          
• New York expresses their intention to withdraw from MATRIX (New York)         
• Iowa CLU letter to governor about reported intention to join MATRIX (Iowa)

MATRIX Data and Applications        

• Overview of MATRIX uses and information from Seisint (Utah)            
• MATRIX Project Brochure (Florida)     
• MATRIX Includes Court Records (Utah)           
• Official MATRIX FAQ - (Connecticut)            
• FACTS "Success Stories" within the MATRIX Program (Florida)           
• A PowerPoint presentation on How Police Use MATRIX (Connecticut)           
• Georgia Homeland Security Bulletin Description of MATRIX  (Georgia)            
• Slide show on Matrix (Michigan)           
• Brochure on FACTS data mining software (Michigan)           
• Early state data sharing with MATRIX (Utah)          
• Face Recognition and MATRIX (Utah)

Legal Documents involving the MATRIX

• Contract Between Seisint and the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement for MATRIX (Florida)          
• Memoranda of Understanding and other documents relating to Pennsylvania's involvement (Pennsylvania)          
• Florida Budget Document Concerning MATRIX (Florida)

• ACLU Applauds End Of ""Matrix"" Program
• ACLU of Michigan and Former Governor Charge State Police with Violating Data Collection Law Through Controversial MATRIX Database Program (08/03/04)
• ACLU Unveils Disturbing New Revelations About MATRIX Surveillance Program (05/20/2004)
• ACLU Questions Michigan State Police's Authority to Participate in MATRIX Data Collection Without Oversight (05/20/2004)
• ACLU of Pennsylvania Calls On General Assembly To Bring Matrix Under Control (03/29/2004)
• ACLU Questions Michigan State Police Involvement in Data Surveillance Program (02/17/2004)
• ACLU Testifies on Newly Uncovered MATRIX Program Documents (02/10/2004)
• Documents Acquired By ACLU Prove That MATRIX is a Data Mining Program (01/21/2004) 
• What Is The Matrix? ACLU Seeks Answers on New State-Run Surveillance Program (10/30/2003) 

Take Action!

Is your state an active participant in the MATRIX data mining program? 

If so, now is your opportunity to do something about it.

• Citizen of Connecticut? Click here to send a fax asking your state legislator to pull out.
• Citizen of Florida? Send a fax asking your state legislator to pull out.
• Citizen of Michigan? Click here to send a fax asking your state legislator to pull out.
• Citizen of Ohio? Click here to send a fax asking your state legislator to pull out.
• Citizen of Pennsylvania? Click here to send a fax asking your state legislator to pull out

Freedom of Information Act Requests & Other Legal Documents

• Legal Complaint in ACLU of Michigan Matrix Lawsuit (08/02/04)
• FOIA Request to the US Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Second FOIA Request to the US Dept. of Homeland Security
• FOIA Request to the California Information Practices Coordinator
• FOIA Request to the Connecticut Department of Public Safety
• FOIA Request to the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
• FOIA Request to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
• FOIA Request to the Michigan Dept. of State Police
• FOIA Request to the New York State Police Dept.
• FOIA Request to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
• FOIA Request to the Oregon State Police
• FOIA Request to the Pennsylvania State Police Dept.
  • ACLU Appeal to the Denial of some Records from the Pennsylvania State Police Dept.
• FOIA Request to the Texas Department of Public Safety 
• FOIA Request to the Utah Dept. of Public Safety

News Clips

Other Links

• MATRIX homepage