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Re: [93attendees] Pickpockets

Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu> Tue, 21 July 2015 12:37 UTC

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Subject: Re: [93attendees] Pickpockets
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On 7/21/15 8:28 AM, Randall Gellens wrote:
> At 1:37 PM +0200 7/21/15, Bob Hinden wrote:
>
>>  On Sunday I went out of the hotel, took the subway, went to the
>> astronomical clock, walked over the bridge, had lunch, all without
>> having my wallet taken :-)
>
> Likewise, if your packets weren't compromised during Monday's sessions,
> then everyone's packets are safe all the time.
>
> Consider that pickpockets have not scaled sufficiently to be able to
> pick everyone's pocket everywhere, and hence must be somewhat selective
> as to which times, locations, and persons are targeted. Perhaps we could
> engineer a scaling or at least selection solution for them?

There is a known solution used by prey to mitigate the effects of 
predators: herding/schooling. If all IETFers agreed to travel in a herd, 
then the fraction being pickpocketed would be reduced.

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