What thought police? All that EEG does is measure electrical activity in the brain. It cannot discern thoughts or intentions. if there is an elevation within certain ranges for the alpha band for instance, what exactly does that mean? For the 60 or so years that they have been using EEG there is still not definitive proof that EEG has anything to do with thought.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: NASA going to read your minds at airports. > > > I would remind everyone the airline industry is having > trouble complying > with new guidelines for baggage handlers. The likelyhood of > the 'thought > police' swooping down to install this kind of technology (and > having it > work) is probably not great. > > M > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: NASA going to read your minds at airports. > > > Its not so far fetched as you think. I can see how the system > would work - > you look for certain patterns then notify appropriately. I > might even know a > couple of those people who have worked on the technology. > > Only difficulty I can see is how to get decent EEG's without > having a ton of > electrodes on the head. We are talking milliamps here, and to pick up > something that faint from even a few feet away would be very > difficult. Then > there's the problem of false positives. > > As for the privacy concerns, that is bs. There's nothing that > EEG can do > that can be considered to be an invasion of privacy. About > the only thing > that could remotely be considered infringing on privacy would > be detecting > those with epilepsy. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:46 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 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
