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"it is possible to tell an innocent person from a guilty one by measuring metrics ... These are: frequency of eye blinks, pupil dilation, eye fixation, breathing rate, heart rate and the time taken to respond to questions"

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@lupyuen I am dead against polgraphs, and I'm glad we don't have them in the UK. There is no such thing as a machine that can detect a lie, and we shouldn't proceed on the basis that such a thing exists.

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It is just a natural step towards the Thought Police and Minority Report dystopia.

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@oblate polygraphs aren't lie detectors though? professionals will tell you as much
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