Have you all heard of the Matrix project?........
Privacy Backers Eye Matrix's Power
NEW YORK, May 20, 2004
Because the system includes information on innocent people as well as known criminals, Matrix has drawn objections from liberal and conservative privacy groups.
(AP) Before helping to launch the criminal information project known as Matrix, a database contractor gave U.S. and Florida authorities the names of 120,000 people who showed a statistical likelihood of being terrorists — sparking some investigations and arrests.
The "high terrorism factor" scoring system also became a key selling point for the involvement of the database company, Seisint Inc., in the Matrix project.
Public records obtained by The Associated Press from several states show that Justice Department officials cited the scoring technology in appointing Seisint sole contractor on the federally funded, $12 million project.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/5/20/110717.shtml
I heard about it today on FOX news for the first time. Chuckled when I heard the name "Matrix."
Also......(Motorola again) I haven't seen this posted?? I hope.
Air Force base's radios jamming automatic garage door openers
Last update: 19 May 2004
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE -- A new military two-way radio system is keeping garage doors shut in communities near this Florida Panhandle base and residents may have to change the frequencies on their remote-controlled opening devices to make them work.
Homeowners in Niceville, Valparaiso and the Crestview area reported jammed garage door openers during recent testing of the new $5.5 million system at Eglin.
Air Force officials Tuesday said the contractor, Motorola Inc., will try to minimize the problem but they offered no guarantees.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Noteworthy/03NewsNOTE04052004.htm