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When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy? | Nita Farahany
Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, Farahany warns of a society where people are arrested for merely thinking about committing a crime (like in "Minority Report") and private interests sell our brain data -- and makes the case for a right to cognitive liberty that protects our freedom of thought and self-determination.
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When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy? | Nita Farahany
Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, Farahany warns of a society where people are arrested for merely thinking about committing a crime (like in "Minority Report") and private interests sell our brain data -- and makes the case for a right to cognitive liberty that protects our freedom of thought and self-determination.
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Kashmir Hill: Do Your Smart Devices Know Too Much?
Yasmin Green: How Did The Internet Become A Platform For Hate Groups?
Yuval Noah Harari: Could Big Data Destroy Liberal Democracy?
James Bridle: What Do Kids' Videos on YouTube Reveal About the Internet's Dark Side?
Edward Tenner: Can We View Technology's Unintended Consequences In A Positive Light?
Simone Giertz: What Can Making Useless Robots Teach Us About Joy?