{"id":6127,"date":"2004-07-12T22:10:54","date_gmt":"2004-07-12T22:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/12\/recognize-the-n\/"},"modified":"2004-07-12T22:10:54","modified_gmt":"2004-07-12T22:10:54","slug":"recognize-the-n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/12\/recognize-the-n\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognize the Non-Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> mins<\/span><\/span>

Passed an hour at the public library tonight after an ordered exodus for
\nhouse-showing.  There, I picked up Wired Magazine<\/i>, flipped through a
\nfew pages and learned about this:<\/p>\n

NORA:
\nNon-Obvious Relationship Awareness Software<\/a><\/p>\n

Among other things, NORA "extends identity recognition with relationship
\nawareness by detecting both obvious and non-obvious relationships." 
\nIt’s the non-obvious part that intrigues me.  To the extent that it’s
\nobscure information, how is it discoverable?  It is pitched like the
\nSherlock Holmes of software apps bent on digging up the dirt on criminal
\nassociations and long-forgotten debauchery. From SRD’s
\nsite<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\n NORA delivers unique Relationship Awareness capabilities.<\/b>
\n The unique capabilities of NORA to discern obvious and non-obvious
\n relationships in real time against streaming data provides a view through up
\n to 30 degrees of separation that enables an organization to recognize the full
\n value or threat of an identity.<\/p>\n

NORA sends messages to subscribers when it finds something of particular
\n interest. The gaming industry, for example, uses NORA as a real-time
\n "trip-wire" to flag high-risk or previously charged cheaters and
\n alert managers that an individual may pose a potential problem and should be
\n watched more closely. The levels of protection gaming enterprises gain from
\n this "trip-wire sensor" reduces the risk, in their case, of fraud.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thirty degrees, eh?  Damn.  I’m sure I’m connected to some ex-cons
\nby fewer than thirty separations.  NORA basically infiltrates the
\nconnections with a kind of surveillance, then reports non-obvious associations
\nfor use–I guess–in characterizing prospective employees, scammers, felons,
\ncrooks and plagiarists<\/strike>. But wait, there’s more:<\/p>\n

Internally, NORA can reveal employees who:<\/b><\/p>\n