Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
John Wilkerson of the Associated Press writes about Nevada Assembly Bill 282 in this article published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Excerpt: CARSON CITY — A bill allowing police officers to decline lie detector tests when they’re accused of something was challenged Wednesday by a legislator who said lawmakers would be fools to approve it. …
Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy reports in today’s edition of the electronic newsletter Secrecy News that House-Senate conferees have approved legislation that severely limits the Secretary of Energy’s authority to grant polygraph waivers. The following is an excerpt (emphasis added): DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL BOOSTS SECRECY The House-Senate conference …