[IP] more on NYC to search transit riders' bags -- but ...
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From: Sam Weiler <weiler@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 25, 2005 7:39:17 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ip ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.htm
And a layman's summary from Gilmore's website on his lawsuit about
requiring ID from airline passengers:
http://papersplease.org/gilmore/carnival.html
-- Sam
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