Many states have laws that protect employees from being subjected to polygraph (e.g. CA LC 432.2 ). It would be good to get these new technologies comprehensiv

Many states have laws that protect employees from being subjected to polygraph (e.g. CA LC 432.2 ). It would be good to get these new technologies comprehensively covered by laws like this before they're commercially viable (and thus have spending to oppose laws against them). In particular, I think it is really important to establish that fMRI/MEG gathered evidence be barred by fifth amendment protections against self-incrimination, and that their use for employment get treated like polygraph. Beyond the obvious problems with mind reading working, the complexity of these systems means that there is a considerable amount of non-transparency in their operation. We have enough trouble making firmware for breathalyzers that won't lead to wrongful convictions.