Data mining humming along at DHS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Eklund, Neil H (GE, Research) [eklund () crd ge com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:11 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: Data mining humming along at DHS

I applauded the DHS for doing this research purely in the interest of
the advancement of science, with no practical application in mind.

-n


http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31898-1.html

Data mining humming along at DHS
12/03/07 -- 12:53 PM
By Alice Lipowicz

Although the Homeland Security Department terminated a controversial
visual analytics data mining program this summer, it continues to engage
in visual analytics research in a separate program, a spokeswoman
confirmed.

The ongoing visual analytics research at the Science and Technology
Directorate is being publicized as a means of eventually identifying
terrorists through potential use of data collected from video
surveillance footage, cell phone calls, photos, bank records, chat rooms
and e-mails. But no real-world, operational data is actually being used
in the research, said DHS spokeswoman Amy Kudwa.

"It relies on synthetic data,' Kudwa said. "It is purely research on
ways to interact with data."

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