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To: paul_philp who wrote (57109)	11/14/2002 4:25:31 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The architecture diagram says it all. If you mean by that that the whole scheme is a scary SOB then Yes, the diagram says it all. C

To: paul_philp who wrote (57109)	11/14/2002 6:35:13 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

A couple of excerpts from the available pdf's (highlights mine --fl): darpa.mil BAA 02-08 Total Information Awareness FedBizOps Reference: July 15, 2002 Close Date: April 1, 2002 Proposer Information Pamphlet BAA 02-08 darpa.mil <snip> Currently, terrorists are able to move freely throughout the world, to hide when necessary, to find unpunished sponsorship and support, to operate in small, independent cells, and to strike infrequently, exploiting weapons of mass effects and media response to influence governments. This low-intensity/low-density form of warfare has an information signature, albeit not one that our intelligence infrastructure and other government agencies are optimized to detect. In all cases, terrorists have left detectable clues that are generally found after an attack. <snip> The database envisioned is of an unprecedented scale, will most likely be distributed, must be capable of being continuously updated, and must support both autonomous and semi-automated analysis. The latter requirement implies that the representation used must, to the greatest extent possible, be interpretable by both algorithms and human analysts. The database must support change detection and be able to execute automated procedures implied by new information. Because of expected growth and adaptation needs, the effective schema must be adaptable by the user so that as new sources of information, analytical methods, or representations arise, the representation of data may be re-structured without great cost. If distributed, the database may require new search methods to answer complex, less than specific queries across physical implementations and new automated methods for maintaining consistency. The reduced signature and misinformation introduced by terrorists who are attempting to hide and deceive imply that uncertainty must be represented in some way. To protect the privacy of individuals not affiliated with terrorism, DARPA seeks technologies for controlling automated search and exploitation algorithms and for purging data structures appropriately. Business rules are required to enforce security policy and views appropriate for the viewer's role.