From Casinos to Counterterrorism

Interesting article on intel technologies in Las Vegas, including NORA….

A 43-year-old technology visionary and high-school dropout, Jonas soon realized that his system could also identify employees colluding with gamblers, say, by discovering that they share a home address. He calls his program NORA — for Non-Obvious Relationship Awareness.
Every time a player registers for a loyalty card or a hotel room, Jonas explained from his lab near the Strip, the player’s name, address and other data are sent to NORA. Also in the casinos’ NORA database is information about employees and vendors.  Link—>