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> And for people like Colleen LaRose or the Underwear bomber, just a web browser and plain-old internet led to the apprehension. The underwear bomber was appre
by meepmorp 13y ago
> And for people like Colleen LaRose or the Underwear bomber, just a web browser and plain-old internet led to the apprehension.
The underwear bomber was apprehended because a passenger on the plane tackled the bomber and put out the fire he'd started. The incident was acknowledged by the government (eventually) as a failure of the security apparatus to catch the guy ahead of time.
- kristopolous 13y agoAlright I was mistaken, apologies. Reviewing the wikipedia page, it looks like a large number of people raised red flags on the guy. I guess my overall concern is that I fail to see how this exotic spying tool will address such human failing.
- meepmorp 13y agoFirst, thanks for your willingness to admit a mistake - it's unfortunately rare. Second, you're right, all the same - plain old detective work is still effective without the privacy concerns (or, fewer concerns, at least).