'Non-intrusive' sensors collect data on prospective crooks
(NEWSER) - Homeland Security is trying to make Hollywood's science-fiction fantasies come true, CNET reports. While the Tom Cruise film Minority Report portrayed psychics who predict crimes, DHS officials are using a "prototype screening facility" to "detect cues indicative of mal-intent" in people, according to a DHS document. The so-called Future Attribute Screening Technology relies on factors like gender, ethnicity, heart rate, and breathing to determine whether a person may be a goodie or a baddie. More»
