Very interesting story, though it is slightly unnerving that the government has this technology now. People come into contact with trace ammounts of a myriad of things every day without even the slightest knowledge of it.
A news story comes to mind about a man who worked in demolition and had legitimate access to explosives. He was detained as a terrorist when trace ammounts were detected on him as he tried to board an airplane.
And, personally, I live in Oakland, CA, and I know I must come into contact with traces of drugs left behind on everything I touch in public places around here. It seems to me it would be very hard for this test to discern accidental contact from intentional.
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at 12:06 on August 11th, 2008
Very interesting story, though it is slightly unnerving that the government has this technology now. People come into contact with trace ammounts of a myriad of things every day without even the slightest knowledge of it.
A news story comes to mind about a man who worked in demolition and had legitimate access to explosives. He was detained as a terrorist when trace ammounts were detected on him as he tried to board an airplane.
And, personally, I live in Oakland, CA, and I know I must come into contact with traces of drugs left behind on everything I touch in public places around here. It seems to me it would be very hard for this test to discern accidental contact from intentional.