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What makes you think that type of thing is old school? This kind of brute forcing is still very much in use [1], but usually we are better at having computers d
by JamesSwift 4y ago
What makes you think that type of thing is old school? This kind of brute forcing is still very much in use [1], but usually we are better at having computers do a lot of the filtering these days.
[1] - https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/white-sedan-police-found-suspect-idaho-slayings-96257620 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/white-sedan-police-found...
- floatrock 4y agoJust the other day Italian police announced they found some old mafia boss who was hiding for 30 years because they got a tip he was sick, so they scoured the national health records for clinics treating someone around the right age with the same conditions.
- everly 4y agoAs you mention, these days we use computers to filter; lacking those is what made it old school, as I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that they were manually reviewing paper records.