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MATRIX FOIA Request to the California Information Practices Coordinator (01/21/2004)
Request from the ACLU to the California Information Practices Coordinator 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.

Connecticut Follow-Up to ACLU Original MATRIX FOIA Request (01/20/2004)
Connecticut follow-up to ACLU FOIA request including reasons why some documents were not released.

Georgia Homeland Security Bulletin on MATRIX (01/20/2004)
Website posting by Georgia's State Homeland Security Department documenting their use of MATRIX

Data Mining (01/16/2004)
"Total Information Awareness" may be the closest thing to a true "Big Brother" program that has ever been seriously contemplated in the United States. TIA is based on a vision of pulling together as much information as possible about as many people as possible into an "ultra-large-scale" database, making that information available to government officials, and sorting through it to try to identify terrorists.

Pennsylvania MATRIX Response to the ACLU's FOIA Request (01/16/2004)

Liberty in the Age of Technology (01/16/2004)
Increasing government surveillance worldwide raises tough questions for democracy and civil liberty. Left unchecked, the deployment of intrusive new technologies poses a profound threat to individual privacy. What we need, says Barry Steinhardt, is stronger regulation to ensure that such technology is used fairly - by governments and businesses alike

Appeal to Pennsylvania Denial of Records in FOIA Response (01/14/2004)
The ACLU's appeal to the Pennsylvania State Police requesting records they denied the ACLU in the initial FOIA request.

Additional Information Included in MATRIX (01/13/2004)

Proposal for MATRIX Expansion Opportunities (01/12/2004)
Proposal to expand MATRIX data mining program into a consolodated booking/facial recognition system

Second MATRIX FOIA Request to the US Dept. of Homeland Security (01/08/2004)
Second request from the ACLU to the Dept. 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 Meeting Minutes 10/07/2002 (12/30/2003)

"No Records" Letter from FBI headquarters to Rebecca Gordon in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (12/19/2003)

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 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 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 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 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.