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Intelligence & Surveillance for Dummies
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What are the main objective of intel for national security, such as the CIA?
Evaluate intelligence; Classify the analysis; Plan covert action.
Collect intelligence; Produce subjective analysis; Uncover covert actions.
Collect intelligence; Produce objective analysis; Conduct covert actions.
Dissect intelligence; reproduce foreign analysis; Conduct counterintel.
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OSINT may not be quite as useful in dealing with ...
international issues, such as wars, political espionage, illicit businesses
international issues, such as environment, global corporate, or trafficking
national issue; such as corrupt politicians; counterintelligence, bribery
trans-national issues, such as terrorism, narcotic flows, guerrilla warfare
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What are three ways of understanding conspiracies?
Irrational delusion; central to economic dynamics; philosophical narratives
Rational delusion; central to societal dynamics; political ideology
Irrational illusion; central to international dynamics; economic narratives
Irrational delusion; central to societal dynamics; political narratives
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One of the greatest challenges for intelligence studies is ...
to connect intelligence history and current policy.
to connect democracies and autocracies.
to connect politicians and intel agents.
to connect theory and practice.
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What's a major problem with intelligence?
Humans are not that intelligent
Intelligence is too secret
Predicting stuff is impossible
It may mean many things depending on the context
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How can governments spy on us?
Emails, calls, web browsing, social media, biological
Emails, calls, web browsing, social media, biometric
Emails, direct calls, web browsing, social media, biometric
Emails, calls, web browsing, social interactions, biometric
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A proper definition should identify intelligence as:
Confidential, unofficial, focused on locals, deniable, result in an input
Confidential, Official, focused on aliens, deniable, result in an output
Confidential, Official, focused on aliens, transparent, result in an output
Confidential, Official, focused on rivals, deniable, result in an input
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Why may governments spy on us?
Fight terrorism; prevent crime; tax enforcement; national security
Fight terrorism; promote crime; law enforcement; national security
Fight terrorism; prevent crime; law enforcement; international security
Fight terrorism; prevent crime; law enforcement; national security
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Which is one of the major clashes in the field of intelligence?
Intelligence Vs Democracy
Intelligence Vs Authoritarianism
Intelligence Vs Secrecy
Intelligence Vs Stupidity
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What are the main debates in the discipline?
Historical; definitional / method ; structural ; governance / policy
Philosophical; definitional / method ; organizational ; governance / policy
Historical; definitional / method ; organizational ; governance / policy
Historical; conceptual ; organizational ; governance / policy
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What are some recent developments in the field?
More data, greater need, more tech, more uncertainty, more leaks
More data, greater need, more tech, less uncertainty, fewer leaks
More data, less need, more tech, less uncertainty, fewer leaks
Less data, more need, more tech, less uncertainty, fewer leaks
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Whistleblowing happens when ...
a politician reveals a conspiracy theory for the greater national good.
a person informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity
a criminal or a criminal organization reveals is malicious intents.
an intel agent rejects the mission of its organization.
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What do we mean by dis and misinformation?
Disinformation is random while misinformation is dumb
Disinformation is deliberate while misinformation is not malicious
Disinformation is not malicious while misinformation is deliberate
Disinformation is problematic while misinformation is innocuous
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For most intel people, what is wrong with information?
information is too vast to provide real guidance
information is too vague to provide real guidance
information is too narrow to provide real guidance
information is too inaccurate to provide real guidance
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What are the common steps of the intel cycle?
Planning, Recollection, Processing, Analysis & Production, Reporting
Planning, Collection, Processing, Analysis & Production, Dissemination
Feedback, Collection, Processing, Analysis & Production, Dissemination
Planning, Collection, Fact-checking, Analysis & Feedback, Dissemination
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What are some methods to fight disinformation?
Disseminate falsehood; shield the public and train public servants to do so
Fabricate new truths; indoctrinate the public and the public servants too
Hide the truth; educate the public and train public servants
Disseminate truth; educate the public and train public servants
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What do we mean by politicization of intelligence?
Intel agencies develop internal political factions
Intel agencies fight against government decisions
Intel agencies actively participate into policymaking
Intel agencies are encouraged to follow the request of the ruling party
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What is the core idea of the so-called AI paradox in IR?
AI’s creators are themselves geopolitical actors, powerful as states
AI’s creators are themselves geopolitica actors, but serve the state
AI’s creators are themselves geostrategic actors, fighting the states
AI’s creators are themselves geoeconomic actors, as rich as states
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Spying on others is ethically permissible, even mandatory, in certain situations, ...
when you protect national security.
where the ends are good.
when economic gains are involved.
when there are higher chances of criminal activities.
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Over the last few decades ...
New challenges, especially wars, have shortened the decision cycle.
New challenges, especially decoupling, have shortened the decision cycle.
New challenges, especially AI/big data, have shortened the decision cycle.
New challenges, especially terrorism, have shortened the decision cycle.
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Our verdict on ajarn Daniel is ...
Refrain from answering the question
Probably an undercover spy
Double standards: plays nice, scores strictly
Boring but tries his best
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Why big data is problematic?
Target consumers, unclear opt out; no control of financial info and data
Target criminals, can opt out; unlimited control of personal info and data
Target consumers, no opt in; limited control of personal decisions and data
Target consumers, no opt out; limited control of personal info and data
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What are three common categories of conspiracy theories?
Intentional malevolent forces; govt vs people struggle; distract the public
Intentional benevolent forces, good vs evil struggle; lie to the public
Intentional, malevolent forces; good vs evil struggle; distract the public
unintentional, malevolent forces; good vs evil struggle; attract the public
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What does plausible deniability mean?
You can deny your involvement
You can advance plausible claims
You can falsify proofs upon need
You can lie about your intents
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What are some examples of intel community's missions?
Global terrorism; WMD; environment; policymaking
Global terrorism; WMD; environment; business
Global terrorism; WMD; environment; conflicts
Global terrorism; WMD; environment; financial
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Surveillance is ...
any collection and processing of personal data to influence targets.
any action aimed at preserving national security.
any tool used by government to spy on us.
any monitoring of individuals and their data to uncover criminals.
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Bellingcat is ...
government collective of researchers, investigators & citizen journalists
a cat with a bell strap on its neck
private collective of researchers, investigators & citizen journalists
independent investigative collective of researchers & citizen journalists
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What the intel community should never do?
Release secrets to politicians
Make policy or policy recommendation
Be a double agent
Blow the whistle
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Warm up: what was ajarn Daniel's PhD topic about?
China and Japan's soft power across Southeast Asia
South Korea's Cultural Diplomacy
The Global Impact of China's Surveillance Tech
Surveillance in Italy during Mussolini's Fascist Era
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What are the main types of intel in the taxonomy covered in class?
Product, Process, Institutionalization
Produce, Process, Institutions
Product, Process, Institutions
Product, Procedure, Institutions
