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To: skateman
They are going to have to get this a LOT more accurate before it can be used on a mass scale. 1 or 4 false negatives and 1 of 11 false positives translates into many many thousands of people being detained unnecessarily if used at airports...

They also don't talk about the test being beatable. What if you spread some super glue or Vasoline around your eyes to minimize the temperature differences for instance...
9 posted on 01/02/2002 10:46:59 AM PST by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain
They are going to have to get this a LOT more accurate before it can be used on a mass scale. 1 or 4 false negatives and 1 of 11 false positives translates into many many thousands of people being detained unnecessarily if used at airports...

IF this is the only method, or the initial method of detection, there will be many false positives & negatives. But if this is combined with other detection methods (mainly profiling), then the numbers should be reduced to manageable levels.

14 posted on 01/02/2002 11:31:57 AM PST by backslacker
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