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Case of John Doe: Brain Fingerprinting - E-mail exchange with Larry Farwell about use of "brain fingerprinting" in cases of false accusations of rape.
Farwell Brain Fingerprinting - Technology for crime investigation using to detect P300 brain wave responses to familiar sights by a suspect, by developer Dr. Larry Farwell.
Identifying Terrorists Before They Strike - Paper by Steve Kirsch proposing the compilation of a "brain fingerprinting" database to identify terrorists before they strike.
Neur-Sci Archives: Brain Fingerprinting: Science or Quackery? - Archived mailing-list thread discussing the validity or invalidity of "brain fingerprinting".
S90tv - System using the VATS dial tone system for "brain fingerprinting" to set "illusory conditional reflexes".
Skeptic News: Brain Fingerprinting - Comments on "'Brain Fingerprints' as Defense?" article and 60 Minutes coverage on 21 December 2000. (December 7, 2001)
Register: Brain-scans Can Defeat Terrorism, InfoSeek Founder Claims - Steve Kirsch... reckons that the relevant technology companies could deliver a working system of brain fingerprinting databases and a companion retina scanning system for (supposedly anonymous) identification reference in something like ninety days' time. (October 3, 2001)
ZDNet: Can 'Brain Fingerprints' Protect Us from Terrorists? - [Brain fingerprinting] has been touted as being able to accurately identify trained terrorists before they can board planes or even enter the country. By David Coursey. (October 2, 2001)
National Geographic: "Brain Fingerprints" May Offer Better Way to Detect Lying - As polygraphs become increasingly controversial, sparking a cottage industry on how to "beat" the test, scientists are hunting for new high-tech ways of solving the most ancient of human dilemmas: How do you tell if someone is lying? (July 5, 2001)
Forensic-Evidence.com: Brain Fingerprinting Fails First Court Test in Iowa - Evidence is admitted, but fails to convince. (April 10, 2001)
ZDNet: Future Forensics: Warrant to Search Your Brain - Electroencephalographic responses and brain fingerprinting--we have a warrant to search your brain. By Dan Brekke. (April 4, 2001)
DesMoines Register: Brain-print Test Rejected; Murder Conviction Stands - A Pottawattamie County judge refused Monday to overturn the murder conviction of Terry Harrington, who had argued that newly discovered brain-fingerprinting technology proved his innocence. By Mark Siebert. (March 6, 2001)
Center for an Informed America: Would You Mind If We Fingerprint Your Brain? - Editorial suggesting that "brain fingerprinting" technology would be used to the detriment of the people by Dave McGowan. (February 24, 2001)
U.S. News: Truth and Consequenses - Article about "brain fingerprinting" being used to exonerate Terry Harrington of the murder of police captain John Schweer in 1977. [Full text requires payment] (January 25, 2001)
WebMD: Could What's On Your Mind Keep You Out of Jail? - Iowa court set to rule on admissibility of "brain fingerprinting". By Neil Osterweil. (January 5, 2001)
Forensic-Evidence.com: "Brain Fingerprinting" - Is It a Reliable Tool? - Reaction to brief summary of the technology by Lawrence Farwell. (July 2, 2000)
InFairfield: The Truth Detector - The day after Fairfield resident Larry Farwell gave a public lecture on his new "Brain Fingerprinting" technology, he found out he was wanted by the CIA. By Sally Peden. (November, 1998)

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