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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. Georgia Abandons MATRIX? by dimator · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ya, the last one sucked, but I doubt the entire state is going to boycott Revolutions... that's just not possible.

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  2. Here that, we got the good old boys on our side! by linzeal · · Score: 2, Funny

    They will never take Zion from the hands of hicks.

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  3. Fess up.... by Sylver+Dragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Alright, what slashdotter went and beat the Georga Governer with the clue stick?
    Seriously through, I am glad to see some politician, hell any politician, questioning the stupidity in the relentless pursit of "terrorism". I realize that there are a lot of people in this world who hate the US, and would love to kill its citizens; but, get real, this is no excuse to be intruding into the private lives of the very citizens the govenment is supposed to be protecting. Some days I really wonder what it would take to get a law passed (even if just in my state) that bars the government from collecting and keeping, or even borrowing, data on citizens that have not broken the law. Basically, if I haven't done anything wrong, why the hell are you tracking me? Personally, I fear an orwellian future far more than I fear terrorists.

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  4. 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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