Rookie120 0 #1 April 6, 2006 Airline passengers face lie detector tests By Adrian Blomfield in Moscow (Filed: 06/04/2006) Millions of airline passengers travelling through Russia will soon have to take a lie detector test as part of new security measures. The technology, to be introduced at Moscow's Domodedovo airport as early as July, is intended to identify terrorists and drug smugglers. If successful, it could revolutionise check-ins. At first, only passengers deemed suspicious will take the test Passengers will pick up the handset of a "truth verifier" machine while they are asked questions. Apparently the machine, developed by an Israeli company, can even establish whether answers come from the memory or the imagination. The technology is being used by some insurance companies in Britain to screen telephone claims for fraud. "We know that this could be uncomfortable for some passengers but it is a necessary step," said Vladimir Kornilov, the IT director for East Line, which operates the airport. At first, only passengers deemed suspicious by the FSB, the security service that succeeded the KGB, will take the test. But it will eventually encompass all passengers. "If a person fails, he is accompanied by a guard to a cubicle where he is asked questions in a more intense atmosphere," Mr Kornilov said. The machine asks four questions. The first is for full identity, while the second, unnerving in its Soviet-style abruptness, demands: "Have you ever lied to the authorities?" It then asks if the passenger is carrying weapons or narcotics. To cut delays to a minimum, passengers will take the test after putting their shoes and baggage through the X-ray machines and before retrieving them. Officials insist that it will take between 30 seconds and a minute. Quote I wonder how long until some bullshit like this comes over the pond and the TSA tries to implement this into there daily routine.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites likearock 2 #2 April 6, 2006 Could never happen here. Our politicians would never be able to travel by plane! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Trent 0 #3 April 6, 2006 QuoteCould never happen here. Our politicians would never be able to travel by plane! Ohhh the questions a clever TSAer could ask our leaders!! Wait... is that an oxymoron?Oh, hello again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites misaltas 0 #4 April 7, 2006 Could suck the other way too. Worse... I took a flight from Mumbai to Delhi one week after the Diwali bombings last November. Not one person checked my ID. Not at check-in, not at security, and not while boarding. I think I'd take my chances with a russian lie-detector. That is, at least on my non drug-running trips.Ohne Liebe sind wir nichts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
likearock 2 #2 April 6, 2006 Could never happen here. Our politicians would never be able to travel by plane! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trent 0 #3 April 6, 2006 QuoteCould never happen here. Our politicians would never be able to travel by plane! Ohhh the questions a clever TSAer could ask our leaders!! Wait... is that an oxymoron?Oh, hello again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misaltas 0 #4 April 7, 2006 Could suck the other way too. Worse... I took a flight from Mumbai to Delhi one week after the Diwali bombings last November. Not one person checked my ID. Not at check-in, not at security, and not while boarding. I think I'd take my chances with a russian lie-detector. That is, at least on my non drug-running trips.Ohne Liebe sind wir nichts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
