It seems unacceptable that a statement could stand like X is 52%
classified where X is not an aggregate disconnected set of things, but
some single fact in context. It would be just muddy guidance. The fact
in context can be disclosed to a specific audience, or it cannot. It can't
be
On 9/25/13 12:00 AM, Arlo Barnes wrote:
It seems unacceptable that a statement could stand like X is 52%
classified where X is not an aggregate disconnected set of
things, but some single fact in context. It would be just muddy
guidance. The fact in context can be disclosed
Marcus G. Daniels wrote at 09/25/2013 05:26 AM:
In the case of one person probing sensitive personal information of another person, the
latter might say I'm not comfortable talking about that or modify/truncate
the details of story on the fly to not reveal their discomfort nor their
To me, this is spookier than NSA.
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/09/data-broker-giants-hacked-by-id-theft-service/
Basically huge organizations with our data, legally, yet were
compromised since April?! WTF?
-- Owen
FRIAM
On 9/25/13 9:44 AM, glen wrote:
While it makes perfect sense to use a digital classification scheme
(confidential, secret, top secret, nuclear, etc.) as a guide for an
individual (artifact or human) making a decision, it is unreasonable
to expect that classification scheme to arise naturally.
On 09/25/2013 11:24 AM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
I don't really see what you mean by arise naturally,
Hm. A classification can be descriptive or prescriptive. You can
imagine any process being observed and every aspect being classified
according to a theory-laden measure. Then you can imagine
On 9/25/13 2:06 PM, glen wrote:
This meta-measure usually arises without the imposition of a master
theory. The multiple discretized classifications, because they
classify the process slightly differently, the meta-measure that
arises will often 'smooth out' many (most?) of those
For those interested in the impact of Google Glass
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/google-glass/2013/09/google-glass-at-a-cocktail-party.html
-tom johnson
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