Spain considering use of high-security Israeli pilot personality analysis software
Friday, April 3, 2015 @ 10:57 AM
ISRAEL is bringing sophisticated software to Spain to heighten airline safety in view of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf.
An IT-based programme manufactured in the Middle Eastern country is capable of detecting people with psychological problems, including those who have difficulties working in a team or who support radical movements.
Used heavily on the national carrier Israel Airlines, the system is also employed with recruits for the Hebrew Armed Forces as well as in the public and private sector.
A vast majority of Israel Airlines' pilots were originally in the country's air force where they were obliged to undergo testing using the software before being allowed to work on commercial flights, and regular random tests are carried out on passenger plane carriers and crew or even customers themselves to attempt to prevent potential or active terrorists from boarding.
The Nemesysco Security Solutions programme even managed to detect former US president Bill Clinton was 'stressed' by analysing his voice on video when he explained to the nation about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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