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Georgia Abandons MATRIX

Posted by michael on from the three-cheers dept.

Irvu writes "According to The Register Georgia has pulled out of the Justice Department's Multi-State Terrorism Information Exchange project (aka "Florida's TIA"). This project has been covered on (Slashdot and on Google News). The story has a choice quote from the Governor of Georgia on his withdrawal from the program: 'The criminal, prison, and sexual predator information previously submitted will remain part of the database. This information is relevant to the crime fighting purpose of the pilot project, but personal information of law-abiding citizens is not.'"

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  1. Not the Governor... by shrubsky · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Although the order did come from Gov. Sonny Perdue, the decision originated from the Attorney General Thurbert Baker. It seems he was the one in the Governor's office that reviewed the books and decided MATRIX was illegal. Of course, that makes sense what with him being the attorney and all.

    http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1003/22ma tr ix.html

    Nice to see something go right in my home state. :)

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