US states look toward privacy safeguards for brain-scanning tech

Colorado and Minnesota are looking to introduce laws to protect consumer data from brain-scanning technology, Bloomberg Law reports. "Lawmakers are going to need to figure out how the biological and neural data bill interacts with both the underlying (Colorado Privacy Act) and its regulations, as well as any other potential biometric bills that might pass this session," Future of Privacy Forum Senior Policy Analyst Jameson Spivack said. Editor's note: The IAPP's Alex LaCasse reported on medical privacy regulations with the development of neurotechnology.