Britain’s intelligence agency MI5 have publicly unveiled a new type of mind reading device that enables them to catch would-be terrorists before they plan their attacks. The spy agency’s Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) say they have been able to stop crimes in their tracks by utilising their “pre-crime” technology which they say flags potentially dangerous individuals based on their thoughts patterns. Rt.com reports: People selected for surveillance are chosen through intelligence gathered from the agency’s network of informants, as well as from the public. The experts then search for signs of unusual activity such as an“increasing sense of grievance, a desire to acquire skills and tactics – an attempt to identify material for their plans and logistical practice and trial runs.” According to Neil, an Arabic and Norwegian speaker who has worked for the unit for six years, “it takes some doing to go from talking about carrying out a violent act like killing to actually doing it.” The experts work in an office overlooking several London landmarks which are potential targets for terror groups, and have developed a database from studying past attacks. Research by MI5 shows that more than 60 percent of lone wolf attackers provide clues that [...]
