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Justice Dept. Database Criticized over Data Collection

HeadlineDec 27, 2006

Civil rights and privacy groups are voicing concern over a massive new Justice Department database that gives police departments around the country access to millions of case files from several law enforcement agencies. The database is known as “OneDOJ.” Stored information includes in the names, addresses and other information of criminal suspects or targets — even those who have not been arrested or charged with any crimes. Barry Steinhardt, director of the Technology and Liberty Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, says: “Raw police files or FBI reports can never be verified and can never be corrected. … The idea that they’re creating another whole system that is going to be full of inaccurate information is just chilling.”

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