Gregory Whiles has pointed out a problem with massive untargeted wiretaps. To illustrate the problem, he supposes that o
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:25 pm
Gregory Whiles has pointed out a problem with massiveuntargeted wiretaps.
To illustrate the problem, he supposes that one out of everymillion Americans has governemnt ties.
Furthermore, he supposes that the profile is 99%accurate.
So if a person has government ties the profile will pickthem up 99% of the time, and if a person does not havegovernment ties, the profile will accidentally pick them up 1%of the time.
Given the profile has picked up a person, what is theprobability the person actually has governemnt ties?
What are your thoughts on this?
To illustrate the problem, he supposes that one out of everymillion Americans has governemnt ties.
Furthermore, he supposes that the profile is 99%accurate.
So if a person has government ties the profile will pickthem up 99% of the time, and if a person does not havegovernment ties, the profile will accidentally pick them up 1%of the time.
Given the profile has picked up a person, what is theprobability the person actually has governemnt ties?
What are your thoughts on this?