[IP] brain fingerprinting
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:53:31 -0400
From: Steve Bellovin <smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: brain fingerprinting
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Brain%20Fingerprinting
'Brain fingerprinting' co. seeks location
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER -- A company behind a new technology promoting "brain
fingerprinting" to fight crime and terrorism is considering Colorado
for a training center that would employ up to 300 people.
Brain fingerprinting uses a headband with sensors to measure brain
waves, which promoters say can help authorities determine the truth
by detecting information stored in the brain.
An example is that a murder investigation could be aided if showing
a picture of a murder scene to a suspect reveals brain wave
measurements that indicate familiarity with the scene. The brain
waves are fed through an amplifier into a computer that uses software
to display and interpret them.
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--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
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