As mind-reading technology improves, Colorado passes first-in-nation law to protect privacy of our thoughts (www.cbsnews.com)
from ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 04 Jul 2024 18:00
https://lemmy.world/post/17222668

After all, the privacy of our mind may be the only privacy we have left.

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[deleted] on 04 Jul 2024 18:01 next collapse

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xan@discuss.tchncs.de on 04 Jul 2024 21:16 collapse

The 2/3 companies already selling data is awful. ☹️

umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml on 04 Jul 2024 18:18 next collapse

Will this law protecting self incriminating myself if feds use it to gather evidences?

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 04 Jul 2024 20:44 collapse

You’re actually already protected.

For example a polygraph can only be used with consent.

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca on 04 Jul 2024 21:43 collapse

Polygraphs are also complete pseudoscience. The guy running the test can make it spit out whatever results he wants.

solrize@lemmy.world on 04 Jul 2024 19:13 next collapse

Ticking time bomb! Think of the children!!! Law or no law, this will be abused if it can be. Having the law is still a good thing I guess.

TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org on 05 Jul 2024 02:04 next collapse

Next up in the dystopian cyberpunk pipeline: in-brain data encryption technology with a programmed tamper killswitch. Like that shit in the movie "Elysium".

Aren't you guys loving this ride so far?

Agent641@lemmy.world on 05 Jul 2024 11:06 collapse

This is why I only think in ROT13

Gutless2615@ttrpg.network on 05 Jul 2024 03:58 collapse

If it could identify you or be used for identification purposes it will fall into at least CAs personal information/biometric information definition I believe…

Plopp@lemmy.world on 05 Jul 2024 05:37 collapse

- Sir, the brainwave recording shows images of… a room with walls made of boobs?

- Oh… I know who this guy is.

Agent641@lemmy.world on 05 Jul 2024 11:05 collapse

Of course I know him, he’s me!