Comments on: Data Mining http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/09/27/data-mining/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:32:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1 by: Adam Heine http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/09/27/data-mining/#comment-54743 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:32:13 +0000 http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/09/27/data-mining/#comment-54743 It\'s the same method insurance companies use to determine how much of a risk you are. But instead of your premium going up (because people in your line of work statistically have more accidents), now it\'s the CIA knocking on your door and going through your trash. From the government\'s point of view, this makes sense. Let human investigation take care of the false positives that the computer brings up. From my point of view, I would really rather not be one of those false positives. It\’s the same method insurance companies use to determine how much of a risk you are. But instead of your premium going up (because people in your line of work statistically have more accidents), now it\’s the CIA knocking on your door and going through your trash.

From the government\’s point of view, this makes sense. Let human investigation take care of the false positives that the computer brings up. From my point of view, I would really rather not be one of those false positives.

]]> by: Bear http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/09/27/data-mining/#comment-54696 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:37:28 +0000 http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/09/27/data-mining/#comment-54696 Let's face it, I don't care whatever is said below me. We need to be afraid/aware of this. Let’s face it, I don’t care whatever is said below me. We need to be afraid/aware of this.

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