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Polygraph Testing Too Flawed for Security Screening

WASHINGTON – The federal government should not rely on polygraph examinations for screening prospective or current employees to identify spies or other national-security risks because the test results ...
OPB

The FBI and other agencies are using polygraphs to find leakers. But do they work?

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...
Business Recorder

There must be no polygraph test sans consent of accused: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that no polygraph examination should be undertaken without free and informed consent of an accused. Conducting a polygraph test without the consent of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Notify employee of rights before giving polygraph

California employment law disfavors polygraph tests almost as much it disfavors non-compete agreements. In McDoniel v. Kavry Management, LLC, the San Diego-based division of the California Court of ...
Psychology Today

Lie Detector Tests for Convicted Terrorists in the UK

Following a series of high-profile terrorist attacks in London and elsewhere in the UK, the British government has announced that they intend to introduce polygraph tests (also known as lie detector ...