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The shaky science of lie detectors - CNN The shaky science of lie detectors - CNN Posted: 21 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PDT Story highlights Police, parole departments and attorneys rely on lie detectors Their validity is under attack because many believe they can be fooled (CNN) —   As theories bubbled up about an anonymous New York Times op-ed critical of the president, Sen. Rand Paul mentioned one idea to identify the writer. "We use a lie detector test routinely for CIA agents and FBI agents," the Kentucky Republican told reporters Thursday. "I think it would be acceptable to use a lie detector test and ask people [in the White House] whether they are talking to the media against the policy of the White House." Lie detectors were in the news this year as well after a polygraph, or lie detector test, given to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2011 surfaced. The test showed she gave truthful answers to the questions: ...

Inconclusive: The truth about lie detector tests - APM Reports Inconclusive: The truth about lie detector tests - APM Reports Posted: 20 Sep 2016 12:00 AM PDT The police subjected Jacob Wetterling 's parents, Jerry and Patty , to polygraph testing after their son was abducted in 1989. "It's horrible," recalled Patty, who was tested by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. "They wire you up. They ask you a bunch of questions to get a base line. 'State your name. State your age.' And then they will ask you a question like, some ridiculous thing, 'Have you ever lied?' Which is, you know, everybody has." Jerry took the test twice. And he knows he failed on at least one question when asked whether he was "withholding any information in regard to Jacob's case." He said no. "The minute I said it, I was thinking about, 'Oh yeah, there is the psychic.'" Frustrated...

The Use of Technology - Security Today The Use of Technology - Security Today Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST The Use of Technology Proper software, solutions have help identify potentially bad hires By Todd Mickelsen Dec 02, 2020 Customers and the public trust security firms to safeguard people, places and information. This trust is quickly destroyed when security staff commit a crime, which is often due to inadequately prescreening job candidates during the interview process. "Since guards are trusted with customer access codes and/or keys to their facility, it's imperative to have an efficient and thorough screening process," said Brett Magleby of Salt Lake City-based Panther Security & Investigations. "It is a huge liability for a security company to have someone knowingly dishonest in a customer building or secure site. They can quickly lose a security firm's contracts by doing something dishonest....

Fast Truths and Slow Lies - Psychology Today Fast Truths and Slow Lies - Psychology Today Posted: 22 Apr 2021 07:49 AM PDT Falling for a scam call Source: Mikhail Nilov/Pexels Historically speaking, believing a lie could lead to costly consequences. For instance, believing a scammer's call could lead to monetary losses, believing an unfaithful partner's lie could lead to a loss of time spent on the wrong relationship, and presidents or prime ministers believing the lies of allied nations could suffer the disastrous consequences of military or political betrayal. Generally speaking, not believing the truth, on the other hand, does not seem to result in negative consequences of this magnitude. The greater risk associated with misses compared to false alarms is perhaps one reason why people tend to be oversensitive when it comes to detecting lies (Haselton & Buss, 2000) . Given this hypervigilance, it might not b...

NuraLogix’s work on public surveillance tools raises concerns about cooperating with firms tied to Chinese government - The Globe and Mail NuraLogix’s work on public surveillance tools raises concerns about cooperating with firms tied to Chinese government - The Globe and Mail Posted: 16 Apr 2021 11:00 AM PDT For the past six years, Toronto-based NuraLogix has been working on technology that translates blood flow patterns on a person's face into insights about their health and psychology. Based on a 30-second video, the company's app uses artificial intelligence to track changes in the translucency of facial skin, enabling health professionals to remotely monitor high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. These measurements can be potentially used to determine an individual's emotional state – and even detect lies. This leads to another, more sinister potential application for the technology as a public security tool. ...

Accountability* or Acc**ntability? – Ricochet - Ricochet.com Accountability* or Acc**ntability? – Ricochet - Ricochet.com Posted: 21 Apr 2021 12:33 PM PDT Sen. Rand Paul surrounded by protestors. The word is bandied around in today's hyper-politicized petri dish as if it is some salve that will cure us of festering societal ills and pathogens. It is shouted from the stages of political theaters and in the midst of crowds pulsing with anger and resentment. Accountability is Brass Ring of jargon. Its use has turned from one of meaning to that of a haze of vociferous seriousness; it is the explanation point of the bumper sticker slogan. Much like the bastardization evolution of words such as 'infrastructure' and 'bipartisan', accountability has earned the top spot in words carrying the weight of myriad meanings and insinuation, that it becomes a prism splitting and diverting its singleness into a thousand deviations. When...