MALINTENT

{{Short description|Surveillance technology}}

MALINTENT is a technological system that was developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be implemented for detection of potential terrorist suspects.{{cite web|publisher=Fox News|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/homeland-security-detects-terrorist-threats-by-reading-your-mind|title=Homeland Security Detects Terrorist Threats by Reading Your Mind|date=September 23, 2008|first=Allison|last=Barrie|access-date=2008-09-24}}

The system does various test scanning for elevated blood pressure, rapid heart and breath rate, and non-verbal cues. According to the scientists, the MALINTENT system uses a barrage of non-invasive sensors and imagers to detect and evaluate a person's facial expressions to gauge whether the suspect could be planning to commit an attack or crime.{{Cite journal |last1=Salem |first1=Mahmoud |last2=Elkaseer |first2=Ahmed |last3=El-Maddah |first3=Islam A. M. |last4=Youssef |first4=Khaled Y. |last5=Scholz |first5=Steffen G. |last6=Mohamed |first6=Hoda K. |date=January 2022 |title=Non-Invasive Data Acquisition and IoT Solution for Human Vital Signs Monitoring: Applications, Limitations and Future Prospects |journal=Sensors |language=en |volume=22 |issue=17 |pages=6625 |doi=10.3390/s22176625 |issn=1424-8220 |pmc=9460364 |pmid=36081081|doi-access=free |bibcode=2022Senso..22.6625S }}

If the sensors pick up anything considered alarming, analysts can decide whether to subject a person to questioning.{{cite web|publisher=IndianaExpress.com|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/new-airport-screening-could-read-minds/365378/|title=New airport screening 'could read minds'|date=September 24, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-24}}