My feeling is that this is worth looking into more. It seems to me that there has not been a lot of public written analysis of risks associated with poor operational security in each cause area and operational security in the EA movement itself.
One possible explanation for this would be that some people have done this analysis and decided to keep the results confidential.
Still, I would also be very interested to hear if people know of such analysis being done.
With regards to death threats being realized: From my experience in Colombia, while most death threats do not get realized, they still act as a strong deterrent, often by targetting family members instead of the main target.
Hiring a security detail is not the only possible counter-measure though: The main focus of the NGO I was working with was to increase the political costs associated with this kind of violence, thereby decreasing itโs cost-effectiveness.
My feeling is that this is worth looking into more.
It seems to me that there has not been a lot of public written analysis of risks associated with poor operational security in each cause area and operational security in the EA movement itself.
One possible explanation for this would be that some people have done this analysis and decided to keep the results confidential.
Still, I would also be very interested to hear if people know of such analysis being done.
With regards to death threats being realized: From my experience in Colombia, while most death threats do not get realized, they still act as a strong deterrent, often by targetting family members instead of the main target.
Hiring a security detail is not the only possible counter-measure though: The main focus of the NGO I was working with was to increase the political costs associated with this kind of violence, thereby decreasing itโs cost-effectiveness.