A decade later, the FBI immediately called on all who attended the Boston Marathon to send photos and videos of the area around the finish line – anything that could help investigators identify the bombers. The resulting flood of information enabled the authorities to identify the two suspects far sooner than would have been possible had they relied on traditional police methods.
2001年9月11日之后，安全专家福林恩（Stephen E. Flynn）呼吁政府“让美国人民团结起来，一起对付国家威胁。”十年后，FBI马上号召所有参与波士顿马拉松的人提供重点线周边区域的照片和视频——只要能够帮助调查者识别投弹者。由此引发的信息流让当局能够以极快的速度识别出两名嫌犯，所耗时间远远短于依赖传统警方手段的做法。