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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:57AM (#20294366)
Sure this is cool and could certainly reduce the demand for "signature strikes" (not that we should be droning people as often as we are in the first place) but it sounds like yet another thing we'll be seeing big city police departments using to enhance their dragnet 10yr from now.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by drawnwren on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:32AM (#20294701)
It won't require a warrant because you were beating your heart in public.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by cardiffspaceman on Thursday June 27, 2019 @03:57PM (#20298012)
I would think there are some aspects of your heart's behavior that are not ordinarily public.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by qseraserasera on Thursday June 27, 2019 @07:18PM (#20299902)
You can volunteer with a wearable heart monitor
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