Alternatively, Picarelli argued that use of link analysis techniques could have been used to identify and potentially prevent illicit activities within the [[Aum Shinrikyo]] network.<ref>Picarelli, J. T., [http://kdl.cs.umass.edu/events/aila1998/picarelli.ps Transnational Threat Indications and Warning: The Utility of Network Analysis, Military and Intelligence Analysis Group].</ref> “We must be careful of ‘guilt by association’. Being linked to a terrorist does not prove guilt – but it does invite investigation.”<ref name=Krebs/> Balancing the legal concepts of [[probable cause]], [[right to privacy]] and [[freedom of association]] become challenging when reviewing potentially sensitive data with the objective to prevent crime or illegal activity that has not yet occurred. | Alternatively, Picarelli argued that use of link analysis techniques could have been used to identify and potentially prevent illicit activities within the [[Aum Shinrikyo]] network.<ref>Picarelli, J. T., [http://kdl.cs.umass.edu/events/aila1998/picarelli.ps Transnational Threat Indications and Warning: The Utility of Network Analysis, Military and Intelligence Analysis Group].</ref> “We must be careful of ‘guilt by association’. Being linked to a terrorist does not prove guilt – but it does invite investigation.”<ref name=Krebs/> Balancing the legal concepts of [[probable cause]], [[right to privacy]] and [[freedom of association]] become challenging when reviewing potentially sensitive data with the objective to prevent crime or illegal activity that has not yet occurred. |