It's already being used as a form of lie-detection in some places, the US and India are 2 that I know of. Some researchers have claimed to be able to distinguish between real and 'fake' memories. I'm not going to get drawn on the debate as it's the field I work in. The point of the survey is to see what the general public think because, as you rightly say, there is more than a hint of Thought Police about some of the proposals that are being aired at the moment.
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