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MATRIX Data Sharing Chart (02/24/2004)

Expedited Processing ACLU FOIA request following a DHS report titled "Report to the Public on Events Surrounding JetBlue Data Transfer" (02/23/2004)
A request to the DHS for any pertinent documents relating to Chief Privacy Office Nuala O'Connor Kelly's "Report to the Public on Events Surrounding JetBlue Data Transfer".

FOIA Follow-up Letter concerning JetBlue Data Transfer (02/23/2004)
Follow-up letter to original Sept. 19, 2003 FOIA request to DHS for any materials relating to JetBlue's

DHS privacy report on JetBlue (02/20/2004)
Homeland Security Report on Release of Passenger Data by JetBlue

FACTS: An Introduction to the MATRIX Project Application (02/10/2004)
FACTS (Factual Analysis Criminal Threat Solution) is the cornerstone to the MATRIX pilot. FACTS integrates law enforcement data, motor vehicle files, corrections files, criminal history, and sex offender files which are all searched with one query. Authored by the Connecticut State Police Central Criminal Intelligence Unit.

Budget Excerpt from MATRIX (02/10/2004)
Excerpts of the impact of MATRIX on state's budgets

MATRIX Meeting Minutes from 11/05/2003 (02/10/2004)
Minutes from the Atlanta meeting of the MATRIX board of directors on 11/05/2003

MATRIX Slide Show Excerpt (02/10/2004)

MATRIX Grant Application Excerpt (02/10/2004)
Objectives hoped to be achieved with the MATRIX program

MATRIX: Myths and Reality (02/10/2004)
Documents obtained by the ACLU make it clear that there is a great deal of misinformation being spread about MATRIX by the program's law enforcement boosters as well as the private company that runs it.

Rodota Letter to European Commission (02/06/2004)
Letter to European Commission from EU privacy officials on whether CAPPS II participation is permitted by EU privacy law

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Texas Department of Public Safety (02/03/2004)
Request from the ACLU to the Texas 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.

Georgia MATRIX Documents (02/02/2004)
Internal documents from Georgia pertaining to their involvement in the MATRIX program

ACLU Memo to EU on US Data Sharing (02/02/2004)
ACLU Memo to EU on US Data Sharing

MATRIX FOIA Request to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (01/30/2004)
Request from the ACLU to the Georgia Bureau of 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.

FACTS "Success Stories" within the MATRIX Program (01/26/2004)

MATRIX FOIA Request to Oregon State Police (01/26/2004)
Request from the ACLU to Oregon's State Police 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 brochure on FACTS data mining software (01/21/2004)
MATRIX brochure on FACTS data mining software

Matrix Slide Show - Michigan Briefing 05-08-03 (01/21/2004)
Matrix Slide Show - Michigan Briefing by Seisint 05-08-03.pdf

Matrix materials from Michigan Dept of State Police (01/21/2004)
Matrix FACTS brochure Michigan slide show