2012
Scientists develop 'Minority Report' system to detect would-be terrorists
Submitted by MichaelVail on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 12:28pm.
A "Minority Report" security system that can remotely screen thousands of air passengers for any who are planning a terrorist attack is being developed in the US. The aim of Project Hostile Intent is to find a way of catching would-be terrorists when they are just thinking of committing a crime. A battery of lasers, cameras, eye trackers and microphones would be used to spot tiny changes in facial expression, pulse, perspiration, and gait that give away "current or future hostile intentions".
Joint Urban Task Force To Simulate Nuclear Attack On American Soil
Submitted by MichaelVail on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 4:36pm.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Army will spend $100 million to revamp an Indiana homeland security site so it can handle major training exercises in an urban setting -- and one of its first tests will be a simulation of a nuclear detonation.
Cashless society by 2012, says Visa chief
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 2:10am.
Paying for goods with notes and coins could be consigned to history within five years, according to the chief executive of Visa Europe.
Peter Ayliffe said that, by 2012, using credit and debit cards should be cheaper and more convenient than cash.
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