Codename: ONE DOJ. While I can't say for sure, this sounds much like the "The Matrix" or Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange. This was a similar system that was proposed, developed and shelved a few years back. Is this the same program under a new, less machine-led-humans-as batteries-armageddon moniker?

The Maxtrix was designed to aggregate public records along with private data sources (credit headers, etc.) to create one massive personal info chopper. For the time being, ONE DOJ appears to be a much more modest effort, geared toward nation-wide availability of casefiles and investigative reports from around the country.

Techdirt, for its part, will tell you why this is a bad idea (again).

-- MDT

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