[pct-l] Profiling

[richardl at ufp.com (Richard Levenberg)]

I have no idea how this applies to PCT-L but there is an excellent write
up on profiling here:

http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0508.html#1

r

Graeme McRae wrote:
> Since the subject of racial profiling came up (re: posts by Paul
> Magnanti and calliger at infolane.com) it is important for all of us to
> recognize that the practice of profiling gives an unintended advantage
> to the terrorists.  Here's why:  If the inspectors are busy looking for
> people who match a certain profile, they'll of necessity spend less time
> looking at everyone else, because each inspector has a fixed number of
> eyeballs (two, in most cases), and a fixed amount of time per workday. 
> The terrorists, naturally, can begin using this information by sending
> suicide bombers who don't fit the profile.  That's why women started
> blowing themselves up, for example.  The Israelis have known this for
> some time.  That's why their inspectors don't profile.  Instead, they
> focus on behavior.  Behavior is harder to disguise, and if profiling is
> not used, then *anyone* exhibiting suspicious behavior will alert the
> inspectors to a potential problem.
> --Graeme
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