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Re:Snowden: Why I Decided Not To Delete My Old Internet Posts by mrlala on Saturday September 21, 2019 @12:35PM (#21036289)
This seems like the right answer. If the polygraph is able to essentially determine some sort of nervousness beyond normal, then someone who really believes they work and is not used to lying is going to be really damn nervous trying to lie and get caught up.

But if someone knows what it really does, and then just knows you just have to be calm and say whatever you want, then it won't work.

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Re:Snowden: Why I Decided Not To Delete My Old Internet Posts by stallmanite on Saturday September 21, 2019 @01:14PM (#21036544)
These are supposed to be smart people. Why would they believe it works? Wouldn’t they google polygraph tests before showing up?
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Re:Snowden: Why I Decided Not To Delete My Old Internet Posts by domnomnom on Saturday September 21, 2019 @05:29PM (#21038031)
What makes you so sure there isn't some sort of classified biomarker or correlate?
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Re:Snowden: Why I Decided Not To Delete My Old Internet Posts by stallmanite on Saturday September 21, 2019 @06:34PM (#21038312)
If it’s some other “secret” test then we’re no longer discussing the polygraph are we?
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