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European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo

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European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo Posted: 21 Apr 2021 12:40 PM PDT Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) The EU is giving the U.S. a run for its money with privacy regulation, and now they've upped the ante with a dynamo of a proposal : banishing AI systems that violate "fundamental rights," with a special place in hell for law enforcement using real-time biometric identification. The end of that sentence is more of a personal interpretation, but the gist is that it's time to end the free-for-all. Advertisement The sweeping list of protected freedoms in the proposal includes the right to human dignity, respect for privacy, non-discrimination, gender equality, freedom of expression (infringed by the "chilling effect" of surveill...

CORRECTION: Correction - Yahoo News

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CORRECTION: Correction - Yahoo News CORRECTION: Correction - Yahoo News Posted: 28 Apr 2021 05:23 AM PDT The Daily Beast Jimmy Kimmel's Train-Wreck Interview With MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell ABCWell, it actually happened. The day America has been eagerly awaiting since Mike Lindell accepted Jimmy Kimmel's invitation during his bizarro livestream event finally arrived on Wednesday, and there was the MyPillow CEO in the flesh sitting across from his supposed late-night nemesis."Somehow a simple pillow salesman from Minnesota got to the bottom of the deepest conspiracy in the history of American politics," Kimmel said at the top of his monologue. "It's so crazy, it's almost hard to believe." With the real Lindell presumably watching backstage, the host was visited by his own personal MyPillow guy, comedian James Adomian, who limped on stage wearing a "Who Farted?" tank top and went into a racist ...

How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News

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How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News Posted: 04 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT "If the examiner is well-trained, if the test is properly carried out, and if there's proper quality controls, the accuracy is estimated between 80%-90%," he says, adding that this is higher than the average person's ability to tell if someone is lying. You are subscribed to email updates from "how accurate are lie detectors" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Lie detector tests have little to do with the truth - Baltimore Sun

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Lie detector tests have little to do with the truth - Baltimore Sun Lie detector tests have little to do with the truth - Baltimore Sun Posted: 24 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT IMAGE DISTRIBUETD FOR HASBRO- Demonstrators at the Hasbro, Inc. showroom play the LIE DETECTOR GAME at the American International Toy Fair on Friday, Feb. 15, 2018 in New York. The voice analysis in this adult party game is designed to detect subtleties in a person's voice to help you discover who is telling the truth, and who is not. (Charles Sykes/AP Images for Hasbro) (Charles sykes/AP) You are subscribed to email updates from "polygraph definition" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News

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How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News Posted: 04 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT "If the examiner is well-trained, if the test is properly carried out, and if there's proper quality controls, the accuracy is estimated between 80%-90%," he says, adding that this is higher than the average person's ability to tell if someone is lying. You are subscribed to email updates from "how accurate are lie detectors" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo

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European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo European Commission Proposes Taking Away the Cops' Big Boy Surveillance Machine - Gizmodo Posted: 21 Apr 2021 12:40 PM PDT Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) The EU is giving the U.S. a run for its money with privacy regulation, and now they've upped the ante with a dynamo of a proposal : banishing AI systems that violate "fundamental rights," with a special place in hell for law enforcement using real-time biometric identification. The end of that sentence is more of a personal interpretation, but the gist is that it's time to end the free-for-all. Advertisement The sweeping list of protected freedoms in the proposal includes the right to human dignity, respect for privacy, non-discrimination, gender equality, freedom of expression (infringed by the "chilling effect" of surveill...

See the Maine police oversight bills and who's supporting and opposing them - Bangor Daily News

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See the Maine police oversight bills and who's supporting and opposing them - Bangor Daily News See the Maine police oversight bills and who's supporting and opposing them - Bangor Daily News Posted: 25 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT Join us at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 29, as Bangor Daily News Maine Focus editor Erin Rhoda and reporter Callie Ferguson sit down with Sen. Lisa Keim, R-Dixfield; Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship; and Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell. They'll discuss law enforcement oversight and the bills that are being crafted in Maine amid a national examination of policing. Click here to register: tinyurl.com/lawmakerforum In April, Maryland lawmakers passed bills that mandate the use of police body-worn cameras statewide and limit police officers' use of search warrants without first announcing their presence. As the first state to have a Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, lawmakers also mad...

How to Beat a Polygraph Test - New York Times

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How to Beat a Polygraph Test - New York Times How to Beat a Polygraph Test - New York Times Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT "A polygraph is nothing more than a psychological billy club used to coerce and intimidate people," says Doug Williams, a former Oklahoma City police detective and polygraph examiner who for 36 years has trained people to pass the lie-detector test. The first step is not to be intimidated. Most tests include two types of questions: relevant ones about a specific incident ("Did you leak classified information to The New York Times?") and broader so-called control questions ("Have you ever lied to anyone who trusted you?"). The test assumes that an innocent person telling the truth will have a stronger reaction to the control questions than to the relevant ones. Before your test, practice deciphering between the two question types. "Go to the beach" when you hear a relevant questio...