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| ACLU wants info on use of brain scanning during interrogations |
| 2006-06-29 |
| The American Civil Liberties Union has filed Freedom of Information Act requests to get details on the possible use of "brain scanning" technology during terrorist interrogations by the U.S. government. In a press release, the group alleges that the most likely technology to be used — functional magnetic resonance imaging — produces real-time images of the subject's brain during questioning, including images and sound. The group goes on to say that two companies are already marketing their "lie detector" services to the federal government beginning this summer, despite the ACLU's assertion that experts don't believe the technology is reliable. "There are certain things that have such powerful implications for our society — and for humanity at large — that we have a right to know how they are being used so that we can grapple with them as a democratic society," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU's technology and liberty project, in the release. "These brain-scanning technologies are far from ready for forensic uses, and if deployed, will inevitably be misused and misunderstood." The FOIA requests were filed Tuesday with the Pentagon, the National Security Agency, the CIA, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. No one from the ACLU was immediately available for comment. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #11 The ACLU has nothing to worry about. It doesn't work on people wearing tin foil hats anyway. Stupid Communist traitors. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-29 23:02 |
| #10 I remember two local cops who got chewed out by a judge for putting a collander with two wires coming out of it to a copy machine. They had a piece of paper in the copier that said "He's Lying!" on it, and whenever they thought this particularly stupid burglar with the collander on his head was fibbing, they would push the 'copy' button. He soon confessed to a string of burglaries. The judge gave them an 'A' for effort, but said it there was no way in pluperfect hell he was going to allow his confession. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-29 22:17 |
| #9 would a lobotomy or heart surgery on an ACLU member qualify as Minor Surgery to an HMO? Just wondering... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-29 22:17 |
| #8 Once again the ACLU is putting the interests of non-American citizens who wish to kill us above those of American citizens. Aiding and comforting, perhaps? |
| Posted by: DanNY 2006-06-29 22:13 |
| #7 Here you go ACLU traitors. All you ever wanted to know for the low price of 50¢. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-29 22:13 |
| #6 Do they want the license plates of the UFO's that picked up the terrorist too? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-29 21:32 |
| #5 Burgers request the names and addresses of ACLU members so we can |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-29 21:30 |
| #4 "ACLU wants info on use of brain scanning during interrogations" Why? Do they think if they use the technology they might actually find a brain among the lot of them? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-29 21:24 |
| #3 We are or we wouldn't be exploring brain scanning. The ACLU is or it wouldn't be getting all the information it can about it for it's allies. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-06-29 20:50 |
| #2 Only if we can scan the ACLU membership, first. I have some ideas we could try during the time they're sedated... |
| Posted by: Crolump Glereper5426 2006-06-29 20:36 |
| #1 Jesus... are we really serious about winning this war, or aren't we? |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-06-29 20:32 |