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The Truth About the Polygraph, According To the NSA

Posted by timothy on from the do-you-think-this-test-is-psuedoscience? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The NSA (the secretive intelligence agency that brought you wholesale warrantless wiretapping) has produced a public relations video about its polygraph screening program titled 'The Truth About the Polygraph.' But is the NSA telling the truth? AntiPolygraph.org provides a critique (video)."

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  1. Re:If I ever had to take one.. by Timothy+Brownawell · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you purposefully say something you believe to be untrue, there are generally certain biological responses made throughout your body and that is what the polygraph picks up.

    So, you're saying it's a lie detector.

  2. Re:Polygraph by c6gunner · · Score: 0, Troll

    It might be a different story is there was some trust surrounding the officers enforcing the laws, but a fe bad apples spoiled that a long time ago and continue to keep it rancid today. The problem is that you cannot tell which are the good cops and which are the bad cops and it's best to just not take chances.

    That's the same kind of flawed logic which has parents in a tizzy about "stranger danger". It's an irrational paranoia which is more likely to harm than to help you.