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U.N. Warns Against Mind-Reading Technology
Original: U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
The United Nations has issued a warning against emerging neurotechnology capable of reading people's thoughts or mental states. The advisory, reported by The New York Times, raises concerns that such tools could be used by governments or companies to surveil citizens' minds, threatening fundamental rights to mental privacy and freedom of thought as brain-interface technologies advance.
Why now: Rapid advances in neurotechnology have raised fears about surveillance and mental privacy, prompting the U.N. to speak out.
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