If a computer profile did, in fact, ID a 9/11 terrorist prior to 9/11, does that change the way you feel about programs like Total Information Awareness?

Frankly, I see it as a purely practical matter. If it did ID the 9/11 terrorists, then that's a good thing. That means there is something there... How many other people did it ID? If its seriously accurate, its something to put on the table. If the 9/11 terrorists just happened to be mixed into a gigantic batch of results, then its not really that useful, and a threat to privacy and civil liberties.

If we are talking about a list of 200 people, and all the 9/11 terrorists were in there.. Then we have something. A big debate should start. If we are talking about a list of 50,000 people, its a very different thing.

U: It seems as though The Washington Times has raised this same question. I don't know if this link is the most reasonable thing I've ever read in the Washington Times or if I'm starting to go insane.

Megalomania, insanity, whatever... I think Moon adds something to the amusement factor of the media landscape. You are not insane yet. You need a few more years of dealing with me before it really starts to set in..

RE: Able/Danger and Total Information Awareness