Re: asymmetric snooping

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Sep 25, 2013; 2:44am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/asymmetric-snooping-tp7583857p7583880.html

On 9/24/13 6:05 PM, Steve Smith wrote:

I don't doubt that bits *can* do the job (given that you HAVE enough and know *how much is enough*), but there still remains the question (in my mind anyway) of whether *thinking about* a system as discrete vs continuous is useful. 

It seems unacceptable that a statement could stand like "X is 52% classified" where X is not an aggregate disconnected set of things, but some single fact in context.   It would be just muddy guidance.  The fact in context can be disclosed to a specific audience, or it cannot.  It can't be disclosed 52% of the time.

Marcus

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