Make that "Slim, but within the realm of the possible."
On May 16, 2006, at 7:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On May 16, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Tom C wrote:
I just don't see how collecting data on 'all the phone calls in the
United States' and 'analyzing them for patterns' will help fight
terrorism. That data base would contain a preponderance of useless,
irrelevant data.
Tom C.
It's pretty simple, Tom. The computer looks for patterns. Twenty
people all linked to one call source or daisy-chaining. Then it looks
at from whom and from where the calls originated. Is it profiling?
Yes. Is there some chance that it might uncover a terrorist plot?
Slim, but within the remember the possible. Remember the hue and cry
about government malfeasance prior to 9/11, and how not enough was
being done to hunt down terrorists? Well, you can't have it both ways.
