[meteorite-list] Polygraph testing legality
dorifry
dorifry at embarqmail.com
Tue Dec 20 13:08:25 EST 2011
Rob,
There are a few exceptions to the polygraph prohibition.
The National Academy of Sciences called the tests "unreliable, unscientific
and biased."
I don't believe that a machine can read your mind based on your blood
pressure, pulse and respiration rates. I wouldn't think too many scientists
would believe that. If a machine can really read your mind, then why bother
with a trial?
Phil Whitmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
To: "dorifry" <dorifry at embarqmail.com>; "Galactic Stone & Ironworks"
<meteoritemike at gmail.com>; "Benjamin P. Sun" <bpsun2009 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: Polygraph testing legality
Phil wrote:
> Polygraph testing of employees is against federal law according to the
> Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
Tell that to anyone who works for the CIA, NSA, NRO or any defense
contractor on a special-access-required program. ;-)
> Just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure lie detector tests are pure
> psuedo-science hokem designed to scare perps into confessing.
Under proper conditions, they work quite well against most people.
But they can be defeated by pathological liars. --Rob
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