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> Currently, the lie detector test is voluntary

Who the hell opts in to that?

> A spokesperson for iBorderCtrl declined to answer questions for this story.

Oh, they don't have anything to hide, do they?

Before scrolling down I knew the UK would be involved somehow. They must do anything except admit that their continous meddling (to put it mildly) in the middle east incites retaliation.




Who the hell opts in to that?

I can imagine someone being manipulated into opting in. The old “if you cooperate we can quickly get you on your way” type of thing.


That's not entirely fair, it's in the UK it's a "EU research program has pumped some 4.5 million euros into the project, which is being managed by a consortium of 13 partners, including Greece’s Center for Security Studies, Germany’s Leibniz University Hannover, and technology and security companies like Hungary’s BioSec, Spain’s Everis, and Poland’s JAS."


I didn't say the UK was exclusively involved, did I?

> IBorderCtrl’s lie detection system was developed in England by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University

I.e. the system which is the subject of the article?


Unfortunately, "voluntary" doesn't mean "opt-in", it means "Technically there are hoops you can jump through, costing time and/or money, to avoid it"




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