
FBI seat in Washington DC
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plans to buy radar technology that can detect people on the other side of the walls, whether they move, standing or even lying. Technology could be used to find people who are trapped in wrecks in the event of a disaster, for example, or locate individuals eluding the police.
The idea of using the radar – a system that uses radio waves reflecting objects to determine their location – in this way, it has existed for at least 20 to 30 years, says Hugh griffiths at College University in London. But…