Person Lurking – story of AI in intelligence analysis
Person lurking by Zone Sierra. Nervous movement, potential improvised explosive device. The automated intelligence analysis flashed on Tessa’s screen.
Category: Ethics – threats and hope
Intelligence agencies – shed the introverted thinking
Intelligence agencies have introverted thinking. They adapt to new threats & technology, but their attitudes are a danger to themselves, the public and peace.
Intelligence work needs a “duty of care” to the public
3 November 2020
Duty of care, Commentary, Ethics - threats and hope, Intelligence ethics, Surveillance
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Secret intelligence can hurt the innocent. Intelligence workers should have a duty of care to everyone with whom they come into contact.
Intelligence challenges: hidden agendas in the secret state
Intelligence processes were introduced for the State to gain advantage over its adversaries. But states have hidden agendas, including against their own people.
Judicial oversight – a 2-page story of illegal intercepts
1 November 2020
Short stories, Ethics - threats and hope, Intelligence officers, Intelligence research
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They arrived without warning in José’s office. A high court judge, a policewoman from Operational Security, and a clear implication of illegal intercepts.
Wuhan and biological weapons capability – a story
1 November 2020
Ethics - threats and hope, Group think, Intelligence officers, Short stories
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The professor stared at the words Top Secret on the analysis report. She lifted it and read the title: Wuhan Biological Weapons and Covid-19. She shrugged.
Hidden Beyond Detection – a spy thriller
Hidden Beyond Detection is a spy thriller set in 2014. It follows Akila Sinclair, a young intelligence analyst who must become what she hates most in order to prove …
The assassination – a 2-page story of an ethical dilemma
‘Is he actually proposing a kill order? That we should become involved in an assassination?’ The intelligence researcher’s eyes widened.
Forced confession – a 2-page story of an analyst’s dilema
The forced confession was in stilted Arabic with words that the suspect never used, and the recording from the interview had been replaced by a transcript.
Presumed guilty – a story of intrusive surveillance
30 October 2020
Duty of care, Ethics - threats and hope, Intelligence officers, Mental health, Short stories, Surveillance
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‘She’s a journalist, that makes her guilty,’ the intelligence officer declared. ‘Get me evidence for intrusive surveillance and we’ll find her dirty secrets.’