Israeli Mind-scanner May Take Over US Airports

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As part of stringent measures to beef up airport security, US authorities may use an Israeli-made mind-reading scanner that allegedly predicts whether a passenger is a potential threat or not.

The Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) and the Homeland Security are considering the installment of a controversial mind-reading system, that was recently developed by the Israeli-based WeCU Technologies, in all American airports, AP reported on Thursday.

The device, which functions by blending high computer technology and behavioral psychology, is essentially designed to "get inside the evildoers head" without the subject's knowledge and prevent him or her from placing the lives of fellow travelers in jeopardy.

According to WeCU Technologies CEO, Ehud Givon, people cannot help reacting mechanically to recognizable images that suddenly appear in unfamiliar places.

With that in mind, the system aims to project images onto airport screens, such as symbols affiliated with a terrorist group or signs only a terrorist would recognize.

Givon said while the WeCU system would use humans to do some of the observing, it would rely largely on concealed cameras or covert biometric sensors that can distinguish a rise in body temperature and heart rate, however slight it may be.

“One by one, you can screen out from the flow of people those with specific malicious intent,” Givon claimed.

The controversial device has sparked an outcry among civil rights groups, who argue that a system that combs through your brain to look for evil intentions is "Orwellian" and akin to "brain fingerprinting."

The groups note that the US should not follow in Israeli footsteps with regards to Airport security. At the Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel, Jewish Israelis pass through smoothly, while Arab Palestinians are taken aside for closer interrogation or even strip searches.

The US is already subjected to wide-spread controversy over the appliance of full body scanners, which according to critics, are in violation of child protection laws as well as the right of travelers to privacy.

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The groups note that the US should not follow in Israeli footsteps with regards to Airport security. At the Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel, Jewish Israelis pass through smoothly, while Arab Palestinians are taken aside for closer interrogation or even strip searches.

All non-Jews are taken aside, not just Arab Palestinians.

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All non-Jews are taken aside, not just Arab Palestinians.

I've been pulled aside for extra questioning at TLV, and at El Al boarding points at LHR and other airports. And I'm Jewish. If they want to question you, they question you. You just politely go along with it understanding that it's a part of the safety drill.

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I've been pulled aside for extra questioning at TLV, and at El Al boarding points at LHR and other airports. And I'm Jewish. If they want to question you, they question you. You just politely go along with it understanding that it's a part of the safety drill.

Pulled aside with an Israeli passport? I'm sure it happens, just not that often.

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Pulled aside with an Israeli passport? I'm sure it happens, just not that often.

Yup. Pulled aside with Israeli and American passports. Also when I still had an (orange) teudat ma'avar instead of a standard (blue) Israeli passport. The orange thing was fvcking red flag to have them question me, but I even got it with the blue passport.

Asked to open my carry-on, had them rifle through everything. Asked repeatedly where do I live? Haifa, Israel (at the time). Who do I live there with? My family, my kids? Their names, ages? I tell them. Purpose of my trip? Business. What line of business? I tell them. And on and on, for about 10 minutes. I think I came up on their computer systems for having lived in Israel and abroad for alternating periods of time - that seemed too shifty to them.

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I have a close friend that was aboard the Liberty. Got the video and everything. The "Heebs" are not shy, dealing with friends, or foes. I hope they at least used a new pair of gloves when they did your cavity search.

Edited February 1, 2010 by Lone Ranger