Espionage and Intelligence | The Total Information Awareness System Does Not Violate Privacy Rights

About the author: Jeff Carley is the chief technology officer for Engedi Technologies, Inc., a company that develops network security products.

On September 11, 2001, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 rushed their hijackers, who caused the plane to crash into a field about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. What enabled those passengers to take action to try to stop the hijackers, while on three other planes that morning the hijackers were able to strike high-profile targets and kill thousands of people on the ground? Information, in part, was that critical...

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