Minority Report’s Pre-Crime Division is a Reality
REALLY!? The Department of Homeland Security as developed technology that allows them to scan people as they walk through an area and tell if they are up to no good.
This sounds a lot like the Tom Cruise movie “Minority Report” where we have developed a technology that can detect hostile thoughts in people and arrest them before they even actually commit a crime. I don’t know a single person who saw the movie that didn’t enjoy it for entertainment value but thought it was an aberration of power and technology. Well, here we go people. This is a quote from the website I found the article on.
Last year, New Scientist revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security is developing a system designed to detect “hostile thoughts” in people walking through border posts, airports and public places. The DHS says recent tests prove it works.
Project Hostile Intent as it was called aimed to help security staff choose who to pull over for a gently probing interview – or more.
Commentators slated the idea that sensors could spot people up to no good from their pulse rate, breathing, skin temperature, or fleeting facial expressions. One likened it to the “pre-crime” units that predict criminal behaviour in the movie Minority Report.
I don’t know about you but this kind of thing worries me. While I’m fascinated with the technology and ability to do certain things, I also believe we’re headed in a scary direction. Remember the book 1984 by George Orwell? Big Brother is watching and if we’re not careful soon we may be in a position we don’t want to be in and it’s too late to do anything about it.
You can read the whole article for yourself at the New Scientist Blog.
