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Friday, September 14, 2007

The Wizard of War

Anyone interested in the development of the internet as a means of warfare needs to read Wretchard’s latest post on the subject from Wednesday here.

The National Science Foundation’s “Darkweb” project is developing a variety of technologies to automate what only a few online sleuths can do: find Jihadis online and track them, even when they post under different names. It can perform content and traffic analysis and “profile” the style of authors.

Be sure to read the whole thing!

Comments

Do you know who your computer is talking to?


“The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.”—The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.”

Joel on September 15, 2007 at 07:12 am
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