What Happened to Total Information Awareness?
Well, it appears to have gone private. Meet Seisint, Inc. “Seisint provides information products that allow organizations to quickly and easily extract valuable knowledge from huge amounts of data. These innovative products are made possible by integrating Seisints Data Supercomputer technology, tens of billions of data records on individuals and businesses, and patent-pending data linking methods. Seisint’s products are aimed at critical areas such as: Law enforcement Risk management Fraud detection Identity verification Insurance investigations Legal research Customer data hygiene and integration Skip tracing and asset identification Seisint was founded in 1998 and has grown to employ over 200 people at its locations in Boca Raton, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and London, UK.” They also employ drug smugglers. http://www.sptimes.com/Channel10/2003/08/02/State/FDLE_… Also of note, they have a lot of folks on staff with an extensive background in information technology from such well re
