The nightmare situation is them using it and claiming it works with the 'correct interpretation' and that being admissible in court whether or not it does work.
We dodged a bullet with the 'polygraph' but times have changed and I could see something like that being accepted.
We already have 'fire forensics/arson investigation' which is complete bullshit and just so pseudoscience as well as a lot of other bullshit science around forensics and DNA and questionable 'experts'.
That coupled with the unreliability of witness statements, the bullshit around sniffer dogs and it's a wonder there are any guilty people in prison at all.
The ACLU’s write up and foia actions raise some crazy questions…
Meanwhile, as CBS Seattle first reported, some scientists are claiming they can “hack” information out of a subject’s brain, and engage in lie detection, by using a simple “brain computer interface”—biofeedback brain-wave readers that are increasingly used to control computers and are available off the shelf for only $300. According to the scientists, a “guilty knowledge test” based on a particular brain wave, the P300, “has a promising use within interrogation protocols that enable detection of potential criminal details held by the suspect.”
Five or so years ago, we looked at this issue in great depth—consulting with experts, hosting a forum, and filing a Freedom of Information Act Request. Around that time several companies were aggressively marketing the technology as lie detectors and for other purposes. One of our concerns was that the technology might be applied by our national security agencies against suspects in the “war on terror,” who would then be mistreated based on inaccurate results. Our FOIA request attempting to find out if that was true did not yield any answers.
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The nightmare situation is them using it and claiming it works with the 'correct interpretation' and that being admissible in court whether or not it does work.
We dodged a bullet with the 'polygraph' but times have changed and I could see something like that being accepted.
We already have 'fire forensics/arson investigation' which is complete bullshit and just so pseudoscience as well as a lot of other bullshit science around forensics and DNA and questionable 'experts'.
That coupled with the unreliability of witness statements, the bullshit around sniffer dogs and it's a wonder there are any guilty people in prison at all.
I was not aware that fire forensics was on the bullshit list. Kind of scary if that's true.
The ACLU’s write up and foia actions raise some crazy questions…
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/high-tech-mind-r...
There was a man executed in Texas based on evidence that was completely bogus.