OTTAWA — Canada’s electronic spy agency is using polygraphs in ways that may violate employees’ charter rights, deliver inaccurate results and compel them to disclose personal information, according to the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA).

NSIRA, one of the government’s independent intelligence watchdogs, released a review of the use of polygraphs by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) to screen prospective employees and to regularly update their security clearances. NSIRA found the agency is overly reliant on polygraphs.

The Communications Security Establishment regularly uses polygraphs to screen prospective employees and to update their security clearances.{ai:summary}<p>Canada’s electronic spy agency, CSE, may be violating employees' rights through its use of polygraphs, according to a report by the NSIRA. The review indicates an over-reliance on these tests for employee screening and security clearance updates, raising concerns about accuracy and privacy.</p><p>#society</p>

Spy agency may have violated employees' charter rights with polygraph tests, watchdog says

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