The EU has been testing new ways to catch terrorists, and a method of brain scanning could be the way to weed them out.
Developed via the Humabio (Human Monitoring and Authentication using Biodynamic Indicators and Behaviourial Analysis) projects based in Greece, the scans would search for distinctive brain patterns as people pass through checks.
This would be used in sensitive locations, such as airports and borders to catch those that might have successfully forged documents, although the research hasn't shown how long such scans would take.
Humabio - not a 70s Brazilian footballer
The Humabio projects, funded by the EU, have also looked at ways of monitoring heart rhythms to achieve the same effect, as well as monitoring posture in truck drivers to tell when the vehicle is being used by an unauthorised user.
The project primarily looks at future possibilities for testing rather than swiftly deliverable technology, and researches other methods of suspect recognition by measuring faces and even a person's gait.
This isn't the first time that brain fingerprinting has been thought of as a way of finding terror suspects, as Israeli researchers have been working on a similar system for airport security.
However, theirs differs in that it will covertly offer subjects words such as 'Jihad' and will be able to measure those that display emotional strain.
There are those of us that have the same response to anything starring a Big Brother contestant, so it might need a few tweaks in case we accidentally glance at a copy of Heat in the airport.
Via The Guardian
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rfidchippy
May 14th
5. Whether or not they can do it is beside the point. The mere fact that at governmental level they want to do it begs the question why? Are we being governed by public servants or run by psychopaths?
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editorial_response
May 13th
4. I do not believe it. In fact I am willing to gamble that I will work as an INDENTURED SERVANT for the British Monarchy for food and shelter for the rest of my life if they can tell me what I am thinking at any point during a brain scan lasting thirty minutes. They get one guess pre minute. If they cannot guess what I am thinking I get 100 billion US dollars!
In my opinion this is nothing but the finest British hogwash. Those involved in brain research didn't even know what certain parts of the brain were even capable of doing just a few years ago let alone be able to SEE the presence of a single explicit thought STORED in memory! Pure science fiction.
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evnewell
May 13th
3. This is blatantly one step away from accusing people of thought crime. Interesting as it is, this is severely immoral.
Orwell is rolling in his grave.
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millinersuper
May 13th
2. You don't want to know what my brain is thinking right now.
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dinnysum
May 13th
1. OMGosh no way dude you have GOT to be kidding me!
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