Mathematician Criticizes "Security" Program
Jan 22, 2003 | 9:51 am
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Let us extend the logic to 99.9% accuracy, and apply it to 50 mil PAX (aasumption that each airport entry is a separate event, i. e. X is not a terrorist today, but could become one tomorrow).
999 of 1000 terrorists, hijackers, etc. would be identified along with with 50,000 innocent PAX
2% of the people detained (140 detained per day)would be correctly selected and 1 terrorist incident could still occur.
999 of 1000 terrorists, hijackers, etc. would be identified along with with 50,000 innocent PAX
2% of the people detained (140 detained per day)would be correctly selected and 1 terrorist incident could still occur.
Jan 22, 2003 | 10:00 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NoStressHere:
Just additional information that shows how foolish we are being. Why not take one tenth of one percent of what we are spending and put it into research and development. Put some really smart people that are not elected into a room for a few weeks and study this whole thing. Okay, they should spend a week at some major airports as well to "discover" some obvious weaknesses.
I really believe that intelligent review would show how foolish the entire process is. Get the mgmt away from the press and the politicians and see what comes of it.</font>
Just additional information that shows how foolish we are being. Why not take one tenth of one percent of what we are spending and put it into research and development. Put some really smart people that are not elected into a room for a few weeks and study this whole thing. Okay, they should spend a week at some major airports as well to "discover" some obvious weaknesses.
I really believe that intelligent review would show how foolish the entire process is. Get the mgmt away from the press and the politicians and see what comes of it.</font>
Jan 24, 2003 | 6:40 pm
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