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That's precisely the point being discussed. The "collect it all!" mentality of the intelligence agencies just increases the size of the haystack and does not ac
by throwaway7767 11y ago
That's precisely the point being discussed. The "collect it all!" mentality of the intelligence agencies just increases the size of the haystack and does not actually result in stopping these incidents, as they are now spread too thin.
- criddell 11y ago> does not actually result in stopping these incidents My point was that collecting it all isn't necessarily about stopping incidents, it's about instantly knowing everything about a terrorist once they are identified through other means. There's certainly value there and the debate is whether or not the cost is too high.
- Khaine 11y agoMy point was that the collect it all mentality is driven by the number of extremists on the list. It takes something like 20 agents to follow someone around the clock. That means the DGSI would need 230,000 staff to follow all of the extremists all of the time