US crime predicting technology tests draw Minority Report comparisons

Psychics are used to give detectives foreknowledge of someone's criminal intentions.
The FAST system is instead based on equipment including infrared cameras and pressure pads to detect fidgeting.
Details of the system were obtained through freedom of information laws by the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Epic) based in Washington DC.
A document they obtained said that "sensors will non-intrusively collect video images, audio recordings, and psychophysiological measurements".
Ginger McCall, a lawyer for the non-profit group, told CBS News: "If it were deployed against the public, it would be very problematic.

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