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more on NYC to search transit riders' bags -- but ...
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:00:10 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Sam Weiler <weiler () watson org> Date: July 25, 2005 7:39:17 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: Ip ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: Re: [IP] more on NYC to search transit riders' bags -- but ...
Would the rules of mathematical probability change if authorities were to remove an unlikely group from the screening pool?
As Brad Templeton tried to explain, any profiling, or differentiating between "likely" and "unlikely" groups, gives the attacker an advantage.
Here's an MIT student paper that analyzes the attack strategy: http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/student-papers/spring02-papers/caps.htmAnd a layman's summary from Gilmore's website on his lawsuit about requiring ID from airline passengers:
http://papersplease.org/gilmore/carnival.html -- Sam ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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