[privacy] U.S. Justice Dept. Database Stirs Privacy Fears

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Washington Post.

[snip]

The Justice Department is building a massive database that allows state and
local police officers around the country to search millions of case files
from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal law
enforcement agencies, according to Justice officials.

The system, known as "OneDOJ," already holds approximately 1 million case
records and is projected to triple in size over the next three years,
Justice officials said. The files include investigative reports,
criminal-history information, details of offenses, and the names, addresses
and other information of criminal suspects or targets, officials said.

[snip]

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/25/AR200612250
0483.html

- - ferg

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