THERE are several reasons people might inflate the value of secret information.
The crux of the debate is whether the value of secret information justifies the sacrifice of personal privacy.
But there is a major problem with evaluating information labeled "secret": people tend to inflate the value of "secret" information simply because it is secret.
If people exaggerate the value of secret information, they may too readily cede privacy in the interest of national security, even if they value that privacy highly.
The accord, which was made tougher after a September deal was criticized by the German opposition and officials in Brussels, provides for the assessment of a one-time charge of 21 percent to 41 percent of the value of secret German accounts, higher than the original agreement of 19 percent to 34 percent.
The value of keeping secrets in France goes well beyond live-fish pedicures and chocolate.
Also, defense experts disputed the value of the secrets Dr. Lee is charged with illegally downloading from a government computer, prompting Judge Parker to order Dr. Lee released to home detention on $1 million bail.
The opinion is important in part because it casts deep doubts about many of the government's assertions about Dr. Lee's supposed deceptiveness and the value of the secrets he is accused of downloading, issues at the heart of the prosecution's case.
Unlike patents, trademarks and copyrights, the value of trade secrets comes from others not knowing about them, in order for their innovation to strengthen their competitive position in the market.
In method 3, if the number of received guardian stegos corresponds to the lowest threshold, as long as the number of received stego images also corresponds to the threshold value of a secret image group, then the rough version of each secret image in that secret group can be revealed.
