FC: NASA wants to read passenger minds at airports

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Sat Aug 17 2002 - 07:57:20 PDT

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    http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020817-704732.htm
    
    NASA plans to read terrorist's minds at airports
    By Frank J. Murray
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES
    
    Airport security screeners may soon try to read the minds of travelers to 
    identify terrorists.
    
    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.
    
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