Google meets Sherlock Holmes
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Scatter plots, 2-D shapes, rotatable 3-D clouds, animation -- these and other techniques are being explored to help analysts see clues in mountains of "fuzzy" data. Credit: DHS S&T
Soon after 9-11, Americans wondered aloud: How did our guardians miss the clues? Suspects on watch lists had moved money in curious ways. “Chatter” had risen in recent months. A visitor to the country had offered cash to learn how to fly—but not land—a jetliner. In hindsight, these telltale nuggets provided evidence of the terror to come.
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