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MATRIX brochure on FACTS data mining software

Document Date: January 21, 2004
Affiliate: ACLU of Michigan
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This document, obtained from the Michigan State Police under an ACLU state Freedom of Information Act request, describes the capabilities of data mining software called FACTS. “When enough seemingly insignficant data is analyzed against billions of data elements, the invisible becomes visible,” the brochure brags.

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