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By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

Tell no lies

Friday January 13, 2006
There may be a strange twist to airport security screening. It appears that Israel has developed a lie detector that could be used at airports to screen passengers.

The device would mean passengers would slip on a headset and answer yes and no questions in order to weed out potential terrorists or drug smugglers. The machine would then analyze the voice to determine whether a passenger had underhanded or illicit plans.

The Daily Telegraph of Sydney, Australia reports
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