A new generation of brain-tracking wearable technology is "threatening to breach the refuge of our minds," Duke University professor of law and philosophy Nita Farahany writes in Scientific American. Farahany said new brain wearables in the form of earbuds, headphones and headbands, for example, "pose very real risks to mental privacy, freedom of thought and self-determination," while also opening new pathways for personalized mental health care. Editor's note: The IAPP's Alex LaCasse reported on the development of commercial wearable neurotechnology and the movement to secure neurorights.
28 March 2023
Op-ed: Wearable brain-tracking tech poses privacy risks to 'refuge of our minds'
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