Comments on: Sleek snoop center still leans on human factor

High-tech eye candy, yes. But law enforcement intelligence center still relies on human communications.
Photos: Inside JRIC

[Macsaresafer]

LOL!!!

They're using Windows! No wonder they can't coordinate well
enough to handle a storm.

What are they going to do against a determined terrorist group?
One that's smart enough to attack their easily defeated Windows
systems before attempting a physical attack?

[CitizenX]

Why

Do you hate our freedoms.

[Andrew J Glina]

Sure

Easily defeated eh? Their computers seems to be holding up, and so are mine. Try for once to stop parroting Apple ads and get a dose of reality.

[wbenton]

Some call it low tech

But the Police say it's the best thing they've seen and it will get better.

Knocking the system out from under it's feet before it even becomes fully operational and gets improved to do a more efficient job, it's the best we've currently got.

Bottom Line: I'd prefer low-tech over no-tech.

Agreed that they have a long way to go, but they have to start some where. And as soon as the techniques which are shared by those 15 agencies gets corroborated and patterns are found out... believe you me... they will automate what they can, but there are some things that the human mind and eyes do which are quite difficult to program.

One good example is: Place a picture in front of a human and then place that same picture in front of a camera attached to a computer.

Task: Get both of them to tell you whether that picture is pornographic or not.

The human will reply ASAP, but how do you program that into a computer?

Now replace that task with: Get both of them to tell you whether somebody in a video clip is a likely suspect or not.

Some things require human intervention and or are done better by humans. As intelligent as we want to think computers are... they can only do what they are programmed to do and not everything is programmable... even though Mickeysoft might want you to think otherwise. (* GRIN *)

Walt

[MAC Mario Cruz]

Low Tech it is....

Any business that is started learns from previous mistakes and trials. The intelligence business is very difficult to justify until a nugget produces a known win in preventing the loss of life and/or property.
We have learned intelligence techniques from our fathers in the previous world wars. I learned in Viet Nam first hand what good and bad intelligence can do to the front line troops. Our current theater of battle is our front yard. This center is dedicated to look at information and pass it to the people who can work quickly to identify the real threats.
Today we have the basic tools and infrastructure to give the analysts the quickest access to data possible. We are working everyday to improve access and enhance the tool box for the analyst. We also are restricted by our own government as to what information we are able to look at and not step on any citizens rights. The managers work with these restrictions and still are willing and able to give the best effort for this country. We also buit this infrastructure for scalability and best practice elements.
Today it is "Low Tech" with the human factor. Tomorrow it may be very "High Tech" however the human factor is where we will always attain victories.
The intelligence analyst is the individual that will uncover and expose the threats to this country.
Analysts are very "Low Tech" and so....
"Low Tech it is".
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Mario A. Cruz
LAJRIc IT Project Manager