[aklug] Re: too quiet...

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Greg Schmitz wrote:

> This top quoting must be driving some people nuts.
>
>
> "Using Metadata to Find Paul Revere"
>
> London, 1772.
>
> I have been asked by my superiors to give a brief demonstration of the
> surprising effectiveness of even the simplest techniques of the new-fangled
> Social Networke Analysis in the pursuit of those who would seek to undermine
> the liberty enjoyed by His Majesty's subjects. This is in connection with the
> discussion of the role of "metadata" in certain recent events and the
> assurances of various respectable parties that the government was merely
> "sifting through this so-called metadata" and that the "information acquired
> does not include the content of any communications". I will show how we can
> use this "metadata" to find key persons involved in terrorist groups
> operating within the Colonies at the present time. I shall also endeavour to
> show how these methods work in what might be called a relational manner.....
>
> http://kieranhealy.org//blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/

Fantastic paper. If this doesn't illustrate the dangers for those that are
okay with mass data collection, nothing will.

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die
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Received on Wed Jun 12 09:46:56 2013