When counting is not enough: Limitations of NSA's effectiveness assessment of surveillance technology

Michelle Cayford; Coen Van Gulijk; P. H A J M Van Gelder

doi:10.1109/JISIC.2014.80

When counting is not enough: Limitations of NSA's effectiveness assessment of surveillance technology

Michelle Cayford, Coen Van Gulijk, P. H A J M Van Gelder

Delft University of Technology

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Abstract

The NSA has justified their surveillance programs by presenting the number of terrorist activities these programs disrupted. This paper finds this method of measuring the effectiveness of surveillance technology by counting successful cases to be not enough. It is only one measure of assessing effectiveness and should not be used in isolation to determine a technology's effectiveness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, JISIC 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	333
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479963645
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JISIC.2014.80
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference: The Premier Conference on Intelligence, Safety and Security Informatics - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: 24 Sept 2014 → 26 Sept 2014 http://www.eisic.eu/eisic2014/downloads/JISIC_2014_Conf_Program_20140916_Final.pdf (Link to Conference Programme)

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Conference	IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference
Abbreviated title	JISIC 2014
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	The Hague
Period	24/09/14 → 26/09/14
Internet address	http://www.eisic.eu/eisic2014/downloads/JISIC_2014_Conf_Program_20140916_Final.pdf (Link to Conference Programme)

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Cayford, M., Gulijk, C. V., & Van Gelder, P. H. A. J. M. (2014). When counting is not enough: Limitations of NSA's effectiveness assessment of surveillance technology. In Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, JISIC 2014 (pp. 333). Article 6975615 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/JISIC.2014.80

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Cayford, M, Gulijk, CV & Van Gelder, PHAJM 2014, When counting is not enough: Limitations of NSA's effectiveness assessment of surveillance technology. in Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, JISIC 2014., 6975615, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 333, IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 24/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/JISIC.2014.80

When counting is not enough: Limitations of NSA's effectiveness assessment of surveillance technology. / Cayford, Michelle; Gulijk, Coen Van; Van Gelder, P. H A J M.
Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, JISIC 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 333 6975615.

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