Through a password-protected Internet site, the system gave police access -- sometimes right from their squad cars -- to a deep mine of records that included the names of suspects, witnesses and those who have been arrested, convicted and sought gun permits. . . .
The state Department of Administration determined last month that the network appeared to violate privacy protections in several ways, including its treatment of juvenile records and gun permit data.
Scott Chapman, a computer systems administrator, questioned the system after he learned he'd been detained by police at a political rally in part because of inaccurate information the system had about his request for a handgun permit.
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Eric Stahlfeld
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