tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743108525536134491.post3008197332073592579..comments2023-11-27T13:34:07.127-08:00Comments on The effusions of M. Julius Beezer: Bayesian limits to screening populations for rarities e.g. "being a terrorist"Douglas Carnall, @juliuzbeezerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13563159368217318352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743108525536134491.post-38513604713763056942015-01-19T04:38:31.887-08:002015-01-19T04:38:31.887-08:00Good exposition here: http://www.counterpunch.org...Good exposition here: <a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2006/05/24/why-does-the-nsa-engage-in-mass-surveillance-of-americans-when-it-s-statistically-impossible-for-such-spying-to-detect-terrorists/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.counterpunch.org/2006/05/24/why-does-the-nsa-engage-in-mass-surveillance-of-americans-when-it-s-statistically-impossible-for-such-spying-to-detect-terrorists/<br /></a><br />The author's conclusion is that such systems only make rational sense if domestic political surveillance is the actual objective.Douglas Carnall, @juliuzbeezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563159368217318352noreply@blogger.com