AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke's 31 July 2020 talk at the 2020 Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) 2020 conference. Source: archive.org/details/hopeconf2...
My brother is a sex offender for a fairly minor crime and he has to take these ridiculous polygraphs at least once a year, and because he can lose his probation if he fails them then he goes in with a great amount of anxiety to begin with! This is ridiculous! If we really cared about transparency and catching felons doing wrong while they are on probation or parole, then why don't we make all felons take polygraphs?
I know someone who beat a polygraph in order to avoid prosecution. It was very a minor crime and he was a teenager at the time. But I remember his demeanor was just so laid back he never got nervous no matter the consequences, but part of that was because his parents never disciplined him either, so he had no fear, unlike most teenagers that have some consequences when they mess up. This was over 35 years ago, so I knew back then you could beat a polygraph, and I also heard of many cases where innocent people were falsely accused based on their polygraph results. Even if they take a baseline measure to see your response when you tell the truth, such as given your name, etc. that isn't the same type of question when they ask you where you were on such and such date, or did you kill someone, that could make someone nervous being asked that type of question, even if they are completely innocent and have no knowledge of who did kill that person. The polygraph favors sociopaths, and it is biased against people who get nervous when asked verbal questions. I am like that I score very well on written tests, but if you ask me something verbally sometimes I freeze up, and fumble my answer.
When you guys say to leave if you are asked to stay for a post-test interrogation, in the context of a pre-employment questionnaire, does that mean you have 100% failed already and there's no saving it?
I believe I have read before that they will handle this in the pre test screen and rephrase the question before you get to the regular test so that they will elicit a "no" ("Other than that", etc.)
In my experience they'll rephrase the question so that you answer "no" when the time comes... or give you a different question. They'll come up with some excuse. I've also seen where they'll allow you to air your history so as to clear your conscious about those questions. Of course, according to the lie detector, the more you do this, the clearer your conscience will be during the test, and the worse you'll actually do on it. The best way to handle this is to just be prepared to say "no" to control questions and deploy countermeasures. then again... the TRULY best way to handle this is to refuse to take the test and consult an attorney.
@@xChristine77 I think it is really all a just a bullshit excuse they can use to reject anyone they don't want or like. If they don't want you for any reason, they can just say you failed and you have no way to prove it.
