Of those attacks, 2,455 targeted individuals, 988 targeted shelters and 217 targeted organizations and volunteers.
Nor are library staff allowed to tell targeted individuals that they are being investigated.
The targeted individuals may resent having the choice made for them.
In other words, the NSA studied the online records of people who communicated with people who communicated with targeted individuals.
Drone attacks have a chillingly antiseptic nature: One minute, the targeted individuals are going about their business, nefarious or otherwise.
The sanctions will make it difficult for the targeted individuals to travel abroad for business or personal reasons.
Sometimes the couple took major risks, providing currency exchange on the black market or smuggling targeted individuals across borders.
For untargeted individuals, we estimate how the campaign diffuses as a function of proximity to targeted individuals.
Frequently it is heard that overreaction can cause an abuse of targeted individuals' civil rights, and this is often true.
For individuals personally targeted by the campaign, we estimate the reinforcement effect of proximity to other targeted individuals.
In a statement, Mr. Spitzer said the scheme "not only harmed targeted individuals and lending institutions, but had the potential to undermine the housing market".
