Utah pulls its plug on MATRIX
 

By Kirsten Stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah is pulling out of the MATRIX, a controversial crime and antiterrorism database that the state helped launch and former Gov. Mike Leavitt promoted.
An investigatory panel recommended on Thursday that Utah steer clear of the database unless the Legislature can be assured there is "adequate" oversight to guard against the misuse of billions of government and commercial records the database collects on citizens.
The seven-member panel also voted to disband, leaving any future questions about the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange and Utah's participation in lawmakers' hands.

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