"..MonsterMind software would add a unique new capability: Instead of simply detecting and killing the malware at the point of entry, MonsterMind would automatically fire back, with no human involvement. That’s a problem, Snowden says, because the initial attacks are often routed through computers in innocent third countries. “These attacks can be spoofed,” he says. “You could have someone sitting in China, for example, making it appear that one of these attacks is originating in Russia. And then we end up shooting back at a Russian hospital. What happens next?”
Action: Raise state-mandated math and science course graduation requirements.
Intended consequence: Improve college enrollment, college degree attainment.
Unintended consequence: Increasing dropout rates
Analysis: misunderstanding of the fact that raising standards, without a commensurate improvement in education to allow students to meet those standards, can increase dropout rates.