> e don't use data-driven approaches to them for the same reason why people continue to hire underperforming assest managers or why they hire over-priced manage

> e don't use data-driven approaches to them for the same reason why people continue to hire underperforming assest managers or why they hire over-priced management consultants. i've got a data-driven solution for evaluating potential business partners, contractors, anything: https://github.com/neyer/respect https://github.com/neyer/respect it's basically page rank, with a small twist. > it's beyond realistic hope that we could actually develop a moral calculus at a national level and use data-driven principles to actually inform the national debate over privacy vs. safety. i think the key here is record taking, with really simple metrics.