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Apart from gigantig societal issues around chilling effects and free speech related issues. Whenever you cast a wide net you must either do significant statisti
by mickronome 10y ago
Apart from gigantig societal issues around chilling effects and free speech related issues.
Whenever you cast a wide net you must either do significant statistical modelling or disqualify the actual results of the warrant from being considered as evidence. Ie you can not both use the results to filter the suspects _and_ use it as evidence without knowing exactly what you are doing from a statistical point of view. As badly understood statistics generally are, the required level of rigor is unlikely to be achieved.
- stagbeetle 10y agoI understand where you're coming from. But I believe this is just like where LE collects a list of suspects (from people the victim knew) and narrows down from there. The net isn't as wide, nor is it used as the main evidence for conviction (atleast I would hope so).