# Alan Sunter **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Co-author of the 1969 statistical record-linkage framework with Ivan Fellegi. The framework supplies a general identity-resolution reference rather than an asserted ELITE implementation. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Fellegi-Sunter Model|Fellegi-Sunter Model]]. - **article-linked person:** [[wiki/Ivan Fellegi|Ivan Fellegi]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#I. The Citizen as Sensor, the Sensor as State|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — I. The Citizen as Sensor, the Sensor as State]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [CIA, Five Lessons in Spying, Courtesy of George Washington (February 19, 2026).](https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/5-lessons-in-spying-courtesy-of-george-washington/) - [Mordor Intelligence, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Market.](https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/open-source-intelligence-market) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Ivan Fellegi|Ivan Fellegi]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].