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Letter to Arizona School Officials on School Face Recognition (12/17/2003)
Letter to Arizona School Officials on School Face Recognition

Official MATRIX FAQ (12/02/2003)

Michigan Denial of Involvement in MATRIX (12/01/2003)
Michigan denies involvement in MATRIX program and reasons for not revealing materials from FOIA request

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to the New York State Police Department (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to the New York State Police Department regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Pennsylvania State Police Department (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to the New York State Police Department regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to Michigan's Dept. of State Police (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to Florida's Department of Records regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to Florida's Dept. of State Police (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to Florida's Department of Records regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Connecticut Division of Homeland Security (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to the Connecticut Division of Homeland Security regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Connecticut Department of Public Safety (10/30/2003)
Request from the ACLU to the Connecticut Department of Public Safety regarding The specifications for the MATRIX, including, but not limited to documents regarding storage capacities, throughput (e.g. number of identity files processed per hour), types of computers used, and user manuals.

Special Registration (NSEERS) (10/24/2003)

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