EU Considering AI-Powered Lie Detector Tests for Travelers
Aug 4, 2024 16:19:29 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Aug 4, 2024 16:19:29 GMT -5
European Union Considering AI-Powered Lie Detector Tests for Foreign Travelers Entering Bloc
Frank Bergman
August 4, 2024 - 11:51 am
Unelected Eurocrats are considering plans to introduce lie detector tests, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as a requirement for foreign travelers entering the European Union (EU).
Non-EU travelers would be grilled by authorities at airports and ferry ports before they are granted entry.
The system would use cameras equipped with AI machine-learning software to detect whether a person is being untruthful.
As travelers fill out their entry applications, their eye, facial, and behavioral movements will be analyzed.
If the camera indicates the traveler is lying, the software will send an alert to an immigration officer who will investigate.
In the last few years, the technology has already been successfully tested in trials conducted by EU countries.
iBorderCtrl and TRESPASS, two such trials, explored how to create an automated border control system.
Several features were tested, including the new AI-powered lie detector tests.
They also piloted a feature in which AI software scans the social media accounts of travelers before granting them entry.
The system would analyze social media posts and profiles to identify views or behavior that would not be welcome in the globalist bloc.
Critics of the lie-detection scheme include German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Patrick Breyer.
Speaking to The Daily Mail, Breyer warned that the technology is “pseudoscience” that threatens to profile the wrong people.
“It will discriminate against anyone who is disabled or who has an anxious personality. It will not work,” said Breyer.
If the EU decides to implement AI-powered lie detection, it will likely be introduced as part of the new Entry-Exit System (EES).
EES is due to take effect on October 6 this year.
The new EES system will replace the passport-stamping process by having foreign travelers apply for entry through self-service kiosks.
These kiosks will collect the travelers’ biometric data, including their fingerprints and facial images.
The data collected by the system will eventually be stored in the Common Identity Repository (CIR).
The CIR is a massive database being built by the EU.
The database will be capable of storing biometric files on 300 million individuals.
While the EU prepares to roll out the EES for foreigners, which now includes British citizens, it is also rolling out a digital ID program for EU citizens.
Regulations that took effect last month require EU Member States in the European Union to provide a digital ID wallet to their citizens by 2026.
This digital ID must conform to the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet specifications.
These specifications include the ability to store a taxpayer’s identity papers, such as driver’s licenses, health insurance cards, diplomas, and other official documents.
The digital wallet will allow access to both public and private services.
While the system won’t technically be mandatory, those who don’t comply will be locked out of most everyday services.
Uses include making payments with “digital cash,” opening a bank account, getting prescriptions, signing contracts, traveling, accessing government services, receiving social security benefits, logging into social media accounts, and more.
“It can also be used to facilitate the freedom of movement by storing documents such as the European Health Insurance Card,” explains the bureaucratic European Commission (EC) on its website.
Under the current rules, the EC claims the EUDI wallet will be “optional” for taxpayers.
The EC argues that the EUDI wallet’s main selling point is its security features and expects this will satisfy widespread privacy concerns.
However, concerns about the wallet remain.
The main concern is that while users only share those details that are necessary, the government can decide at any point which information is “necessary” to share.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the European Commission made proof of vaccination necessary to access services and establishments.
Before that, each taxpayer’s health information was considered confidential.
It also raises concerns about mass private data being centralized.
The CIR database will be controlled by the European Commission’s unelected bureaucrats.
EU citizens will, therefore, struggle to find any accountability or recourse if their data is mishandled or if they are locked out of the service.
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Frank Bergman
August 4, 2024 - 11:51 am
Unelected Eurocrats are considering plans to introduce lie detector tests, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as a requirement for foreign travelers entering the European Union (EU).
Non-EU travelers would be grilled by authorities at airports and ferry ports before they are granted entry.
The system would use cameras equipped with AI machine-learning software to detect whether a person is being untruthful.
As travelers fill out their entry applications, their eye, facial, and behavioral movements will be analyzed.
If the camera indicates the traveler is lying, the software will send an alert to an immigration officer who will investigate.
In the last few years, the technology has already been successfully tested in trials conducted by EU countries.
iBorderCtrl and TRESPASS, two such trials, explored how to create an automated border control system.
Several features were tested, including the new AI-powered lie detector tests.
They also piloted a feature in which AI software scans the social media accounts of travelers before granting them entry.
The system would analyze social media posts and profiles to identify views or behavior that would not be welcome in the globalist bloc.
Critics of the lie-detection scheme include German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Patrick Breyer.
Speaking to The Daily Mail, Breyer warned that the technology is “pseudoscience” that threatens to profile the wrong people.
“It will discriminate against anyone who is disabled or who has an anxious personality. It will not work,” said Breyer.
If the EU decides to implement AI-powered lie detection, it will likely be introduced as part of the new Entry-Exit System (EES).
EES is due to take effect on October 6 this year.
The new EES system will replace the passport-stamping process by having foreign travelers apply for entry through self-service kiosks.
These kiosks will collect the travelers’ biometric data, including their fingerprints and facial images.
The data collected by the system will eventually be stored in the Common Identity Repository (CIR).
The CIR is a massive database being built by the EU.
The database will be capable of storing biometric files on 300 million individuals.
While the EU prepares to roll out the EES for foreigners, which now includes British citizens, it is also rolling out a digital ID program for EU citizens.
Regulations that took effect last month require EU Member States in the European Union to provide a digital ID wallet to their citizens by 2026.
This digital ID must conform to the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet specifications.
These specifications include the ability to store a taxpayer’s identity papers, such as driver’s licenses, health insurance cards, diplomas, and other official documents.
The digital wallet will allow access to both public and private services.
While the system won’t technically be mandatory, those who don’t comply will be locked out of most everyday services.
Uses include making payments with “digital cash,” opening a bank account, getting prescriptions, signing contracts, traveling, accessing government services, receiving social security benefits, logging into social media accounts, and more.
“It can also be used to facilitate the freedom of movement by storing documents such as the European Health Insurance Card,” explains the bureaucratic European Commission (EC) on its website.
Under the current rules, the EC claims the EUDI wallet will be “optional” for taxpayers.
The EC argues that the EUDI wallet’s main selling point is its security features and expects this will satisfy widespread privacy concerns.
However, concerns about the wallet remain.
The main concern is that while users only share those details that are necessary, the government can decide at any point which information is “necessary” to share.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the European Commission made proof of vaccination necessary to access services and establishments.
Before that, each taxpayer’s health information was considered confidential.
It also raises concerns about mass private data being centralized.
The CIR database will be controlled by the European Commission’s unelected bureaucrats.
EU citizens will, therefore, struggle to find any accountability or recourse if their data is mishandled or if they are locked out of the service.
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