[Infowarrior] - DHS/TSA "Pre-Crime" Scanner

[Richard Forno]

Futuristic Security Checkpoints Know What You Do Before You Do It
Author: TF Category: Tech 10 hours ago

http://techfragments.com/news/142/Tech/Futuristic_Security_Checkpoints_Know_What_You_Do_Before_You_Do_It.html

New security check points in 2020 will look just like something out of  
the futuristic movie, The Minority Report. The idea of the new  
checkpoints will allow high traffic to pass through just as you were  
walking at a normal pace. No more, waving a wand to get through  
checkpoints. The new checkpoint can detect if you have plans to set  
off a bomb before you even enter the building.

How does it work?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is developing a system called  
Future Attribute Screening Technology, or FAST for short. The system  
uses cameras to detect slight alterations in pupil sizes, blink rate  
and even direction of gaze. A laser radar called BioLIDAR measures  
heart rate and changes between heartbeats. The BioLIDAR can even  
monitor a persons respiration and track movements in the face, neck,  
and cheeks. Stressed out? A thermal camera will pick up on this too by  
gauging changes in the skin temperature.

Homeland Security ran a test in September of 140 volunteers using a  
FAST prototype. The system was very accurately able to pick out people  
with hostile intent.  "We're still very early on in this research, but  
it is looking very promising," says DHS science spokesman John  
Verrico. "We are running at about 78% accuracy on mal-intent  
detection, and 80% on deception." Homeland Security also selected a  
group of 23 attendees to be civilian "accomplices" in their test. They  
were each given a "disruptive device" to carry through the portal and,  
unlike the other attendees, were conscious that they were on a mission.

  "It does not predict who you are and make a judgment, it only  
provides an assessment in situations," said Burns. "It analyzes you  
against baseline stats when you walk in the door, it measures  
reactions and variations when you approach and go through the portal."