] It sounds like a sci-fi thriller: a super computer
] program that gathers dossiers on every single man, woman
] and child â everything from birth and marriage and
] divorce history to hunting licenses and car license
] plates. Even every address you have lived at down to the
] color of your hair.
] Â Â Â It sounds surreal, but former Gov. Mike Leavitt
] signed Utah's 2.4 million residents up for a pilot
] program â ironically called MATRIX â that does just
] that. And he never bothered to reveal details of the
] program to Utah citizens or to state lawmakers who, upon
] learning of the program on Capitol Hill this week, are
] now worried the state could be involved in a program that
] jeopardizes basic civil liberties. |
