California Acknowledges Mental Privacy

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A new law in California protects consumers’ brain data. Some think it doesn’t go far enough.

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On September 28 , California became the second US state to officially recognize the importance of mental privacy in state law.

The law prevents companies from selling or sharing a person’s data and requires them to make efforts to deidentify the data.

Brain data is precious, but it can be used to work out how we’re thinking and feeling, and reveal our innermost preferences.

There are lots of ways that your brain data could be used against you (or potentially exonerate you) Law enforcement officials have already started asking neurotech companies for data from people’s brain implants.

Electrodes implanted in or on the brain can provide us with the most detailed insights into how our minds work.

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