Comments on: “Mind-reading” airport security claims overblown http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/01/08/mind-reading-airport-security-claims-overblown/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mark McKeeverhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/01/08/mind-reading-airport-security-claims-overblown/#comment-305040 Mark McKeever Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:57:29 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=21187#comment-305040 It isn't that lie detector test can be passed "easily", as you put it, but that they can be fooled. This system may work for the majority of passengers, but there are ways around it- such as not having a strong connection to the visual cues they propose to expose the subjects being screened to, and that subject still intending harm. This might be a good thing to add to security, but nothing beats a good old-fashioned metal detector, x-ray, and bag search. It isn't that lie detector test can be passed "easily", as you put it, but that they can be fooled. This system may work for the majority of passengers, but there are ways around it- such as not having a strong connection to the visual cues they propose to expose the subjects being screened to, and that subject still intending harm. This might be a good thing to add to security, but nothing beats a good old-fashioned metal detector, x-ray, and bag search.

]]> By: Dudeehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/01/08/mind-reading-airport-security-claims-overblown/#comment-218842 Dudee Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:14:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=21187#comment-218842 These sort of sound like high tech lie detectors which by the way should be completely outlawed since they have been repeatedly proven to produce inaccurate responses. Serial killers have been able to pass them easily. These sort of sound like high tech lie detectors which by the way should be completely outlawed since they have been repeatedly proven to produce inaccurate responses.

Serial killers have been able to pass them easily.

]]> By: Dudeehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/01/08/mind-reading-airport-security-claims-overblown/#comment-274277 Dudee Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:14:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=21187#comment-274277 These sort of sound like high tech lie detectors which by the way should be completely outlawed since they have been repeatedly proven to produce inaccurate responses. Serial killers have been able to pass them easily. These sort of sound like high tech lie detectors which by the way should be completely outlawed since they have been repeatedly proven to produce inaccurate responses.
Serial killers have been able to pass them easily.

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