The obvious response: Thought Police!!! Interestingly, about 12 years ago a car company was going to install these types of devices into cars to alert drivers when their attention was wandering. It didn't happen.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: NASA going to read your minds at airports. > > > "Airport security screeners may soon try to read the minds of travelers > to identify terrorists. Top Stories > > Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have > told Northwest Airlines security specialists that the agency is > developing brain-monitoring devices in cooperation with a commercial > firm, which it did not identify. > > Space technology would be adapted to receive and analyze brain-wave > and heartbeat patterns, then feed that data into computerized programs > "to detect passengers who potentially might pose a threat," according to > briefing documents obtained by The Washington Times. > > NASA wants to use "noninvasive neuro-electric sensors," imbedded in > gates, to collect tiny electric signals that all brains and hearts > transmit. Computers would apply statistical algorithms to correlate > physiologic patterns with computerized data on travel routines, criminal > background and credit information from "hundreds to thousands of data > sources," NASA documents say. > > The notion has raised privacy concerns. Mihir Kshirsagar of the > Electronic Privacy Information Center says such technology would only > add to airport-security chaos. "A lot of people's fear of flying would > send those meters off the chart. Are they going to pull all those people > aside?" > > ------------------------------------ > > ROFLMAO! > Hahahaahah! > > http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020817-704732.htm > > -Gel > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
