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Well, if someone enters the scanner socked, locked and ready to rock, hopefully the millimetre scanner detects something appearing or weighing in at 1,397 mm...

Butt, on the other hand, the mm scan could be useful for detecting collapsed, polymer truncheons/batons and daggers that otherwise would be/might be found in a luggage scan. And, the mm scan can detect mules (drugs carriers) who've been surgically invaded to carry cocaine under their skin. Sure, drug-sniffer dogs can do this, too, but the mm scan might find people who have the scars from previous runs, and help DEA get a bead on their asses and their handlers, too. I imagine this database producing TONS of information to be added to the government/s' arsenal...

http://www.visualanalytics.com/
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/placements/Starburst.cfm
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09525/nsf09525.htm

Well, if someone enters the scanner socked, locked and ready to rock, hopefully the millimetre scanner detects something appearing or weighing in at 1,397 mm...

Butt, on the other hand, the mm scan could be useful for detecting collapsed, polymer truncheons/batons and daggers that otherwise would be/might be found in a luggage scan. And, the mm scan can detect mules (drugs carriers) who've been surgically invaded to carry cocaine under their skin. Sure, drug-sniffer dogs can do this, too, but the mm scan might find people who have the scars from previous runs, and help DEA get a bead on their asses and their handlers, too. I imagine this database producing TONS of information to be added to the government/s' arsenal...

http://www.visualanalytics.com/
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/placements/Starburst.cfm
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09525/nsf09525.htm

Well, if someone enters the scanner socked, locked and ready to rock, hopefully the millimetre scanner detects something appearing or weighing in at 1,397 mm...

Butt, on the other hand, the mm scan could be useful for detecting collapsed, polymer truncheons/batons and daggers that otherwise would be/might be found in a luggage scan. And, the mm scan can detect mules (drugs carriers) who've been surgically invaded to carry cocaine under their skin. Sure, drug-sniffer dogs can do this, too, but the mm scan might find people who have the scars from previous runs, and help DEA get a bead on their asses and their handlers, too. I imagine this database producing TONS of information to be added to the government/s' arsenal...

http://www.visualanalytics.com/
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/placements/Starburst.cfm
http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlFeatures/index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09525/nsf09525.htm

with...

VisualAnalytics, too:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/

I wouldn't be surprised if THIS is the program that the NY Times(?) reporter "outed", infuriating the Bush.

Only thing is, is I'VE been curiously and with excitment (database freaky) casually observing VisualAnalytics since, oh, about 1999 or maybe 2000. So, if this program is The One, and if the Bush had ANY thing to do with getting that NYT reporter into legal/judicial trouble, then somebody should bitch-slap him and his minions, since VA existed before the Patriot Act was published, much less drafted.

Anyway, that trader or group of tech-savvy traders better watch out, whether or not they knew/know of VA. VA purportedly has tools to do JUST the sort of forensic sniffing of some or many of the activities you posit this guy/group might have engaged in to try to cover their tracks.

"They have a direct personal relationship with industry people in all areas, but specifically a great relationship with the financial institutions,"

Well, hell, no shit! But, for those who are curious as to why i say it that way, check out:

www.visualanalytics.com

They've been around since before 2002, and i've found them to have some really cool products, based on screen shots and explanations. As far as i'm concerned, the railing bush did on the NYT reporter who outed an ongoing investigation tool probably though along the lines of VisualAnalytics, and i bet VA was the tool used. Or, some in-house FBI/CIA modification of it.

See:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visualinks/index.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/details/vlComparisonChart.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlPreview.cfm

Now, imagine if MySql, Postgres, and OpenOffice and other tools could be fused, but toned down for non-intelligence/spying, but for companies mining their own hepta-wheta-peta-quad data wharehouses, or for small businesses something less powerful...

As for anti-terrorism and money laundering, they have (or in 2002 had) slides showing how the bank or federal agency using the tool can interoperate and flag activities by monitoring the target's/targets' phones (any known), contacts' phones, any or all parties' banks transactions, credit cards, deposits, money orders and transfers to or from their names, addresses, and so on, and so on. Heck, if you get access to publishers and libraries, utilities, charitie, and more, HUGE or SMALL networks can be sleuthed/sussed out.

It's a mind-bogglingly powerful and impressive tool.

"They have a direct personal relationship with industry people in all areas, but specifically a great relationship with the financial institutions,"

Well, hell, no shit! But, for those who are curious as to why i say it that way, check out:

www.visualanalytics.com

They've been around since before 2002, and i've found them to have some really cool products, based on screen shots and explanations. As far as i'm concerned, the railing bush did on the NYT reporter who outed an ongoing investigation tool probably though along the lines of VisualAnalytics, and i bet VA was the tool used. Or, some in-house FBI/CIA modification of it.

See:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visualinks/index.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/details/vlComparisonChart.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlPreview.cfm

Now, imagine if MySql, Postgres, and OpenOffice and other tools could be fused, but toned down for non-intelligence/spying, but for companies mining their own hepta-wheta-peta-quad data wharehouses, or for small businesses something less powerful...

As for anti-terrorism and money laundering, they have (or in 2002 had) slides showing how the bank or federal agency using the tool can interoperate and flag activities by monitoring the target's/targets' phones (any known), contacts' phones, any or all parties' banks transactions, credit cards, deposits, money orders and transfers to or from their names, addresses, and so on, and so on. Heck, if you get access to publishers and libraries, utilities, charitie, and more, HUGE or SMALL networks can be sleuthed/sussed out.

It's a mind-bogglingly powerful and impressive tool.

"They have a direct personal relationship with industry people in all areas, but specifically a great relationship with the financial institutions,"

Well, hell, no shit! But, for those who are curious as to why i say it that way, check out:

www.visualanalytics.com

They've been around since before 2002, and i've found them to have some really cool products, based on screen shots and explanations. As far as i'm concerned, the railing bush did on the NYT reporter who outed an ongoing investigation tool probably though along the lines of VisualAnalytics, and i bet VA was the tool used. Or, some in-house FBI/CIA modification of it.

See:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visualinks/index.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/details/vlComparisonChart.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/products/visuaLinks/vlPreview.cfm

Now, imagine if MySql, Postgres, and OpenOffice and other tools could be fused, but toned down for non-intelligence/spying, but for companies mining their own hepta-wheta-peta-quad data wharehouses, or for small businesses something less powerful...

As for anti-terrorism and money laundering, they have (or in 2002 had) slides showing how the bank or federal agency using the tool can interoperate and flag activities by monitoring the target's/targets' phones (any known), contacts' phones, any or all parties' banks transactions, credit cards, deposits, money orders and transfers to or from their names, addresses, and so on, and so on. Heck, if you get access to publishers and libraries, utilities, charitie, and more, HUGE or SMALL networks can be sleuthed/sussed out.

It's a mind-bogglingly powerful and impressive tool.

Think:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/solutions/criminalInvestigation.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/solutions/informationAccess.cfm

Although the FBI and other acronym-agencies may have rolled their own, gone with Oracle or IBM, or just licensed mods of Visual Analytics.

VA is a POWERFUL and kewl tool. But, it can be scary, too.

Think:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/solutions/criminalInvestigation.cfm

http://www.visualanalytics.com/solutions/informationAccess.cfm

Although the FBI and other acronym-agencies may have rolled their own, gone with Oracle or IBM, or just licensed mods of Visual Analytics.

VA is a POWERFUL and kewl tool. But, it can be scary, too.

SOME of the other 5% will come from (or, alternatively, maybe the FIRST 95% comes from) use of Visual Analytics:

http://www.visualanalytics.com/

Hell, just see:

http://www.google.com/search?q=visual+analytics&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

The thing is, I wonder if that NY Times (I think it was NYT) reporter/columnist under bushwhack/assault for "divulging" sensitive collection techniques to the "ter'rists" knew of Visual Analytics and could have shielded himself from uncouth assault.

I am SURE that universities and various stealthy government entities have comparable capabilities or enhanced code, and some probably even work WITH Visual Analytics. It's a POWERFUL and kinda neat tool. So long as it's not abused.

"Who the hell cares? They shouldn't even have an official position on this; the Justice Department has certain specific duties and interests, and setting communications or commerce policy is not one of them. They have neither the expertise nor the authority to even contribute to the debate."

THEY care because they are told to care. Law enforcement agencies (FBI, DIS, NIS, CIA, you name the rest) care because in their deepest nightmares, a service provider might go outside the known, standard protocols and enable SELECT, paying customers to "operate outside the system", meaning traffic might not be so easily intercepted, sniffed, tagged and run through the DOD/FBI/etc version of Visual Analytics

http://www.visualanalytics.com/

or whatever tools they use. (VERY kewl looking, but POWERFUL software...)

But, I agree, the CUSTOMER should have the final say over what speed or quality of service above the minimums they will receive, based on SLAs or basic contracts. DOJ SHOULD get involved, however, IF the ISP is CHEATING customers, whether 10 or 100,000 are cheated.

Can't these regurgitated stories be presented as UPDATES? I KNOW I read somewhere about this. Probably even

http://www.visualanalytics.com/

is a hidden awardee of the analysis aspects of things. I wonder if we'll have another story on what was it, Time Magazine, about the current cadge/cabal whining that the magazine egregiously tipped the hand to terrorists about how money exchange and such were monitored to locate terrorists. The thing is, VISUAL ANALYTICS had for maybe a YEAR posted on their website how capable their software was and how successfully their software was used by government agencies domestically and abroad.

So, it MIGHT be informative if we find out that Visual Analytics is combing the data to look for those who laundered money, started or operated shell companies, illegally diverted restricted materials or technology or got caught doing so, and so on.

Captch: "sleuth"

If Visual Analytics is selling stock or shares or interests, and if you have money, you'd better get in while the gettin's cheap.

They were mentioned in Slash back in March by ONE poster...

http://www.visualanalytics.com/

NOW, the home page is different. Seems to parallel what is going on today. They can show relationships between real estate money flows and criminal nefarios. If you try to defraud, they'll help find your bod...

See their two headlines:

May 22, 2006
    Can Data Mining Catch Terrorists?

    March 21, 2006
    When money moves

Despite the risks of government invasive probing, the tools look pretty neat. But, any deep, far-ranging database with good charting tools and attach points for human interaction can do this. OTOH, I would NOT be surprised if this company were part of "The Company"....

The Filing Compliance and Terrorism Financing articles were interesting as well.

The Filing Compliance and Terrorism Financing articles were interesting as well.

It is called "structuring"