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This is excellent news! Copied from my bio: While we missed the boat on internet tracking, there is still time to avoid sailing through the final frontier wit
by consumer451 3y ago
This is excellent news!
Copied from my bio:
While we missed the boat on internet tracking, there is still time to avoid sailing through the final frontier with neuro tracking.
Soon we will be offered the trade of our privacy for the convenience of password-free login. Next there will be a quick TSA neuro scan to board.
> Proposed neuro-rights include the right to identity, or the ability to control both one's physical and mental integrity; the right to agency, or the freedom of thought and free will to choose one's own actions; the right to mental privacy, or the ability to keep thoughts protected against disclosure; [0]
For a great breakdown on the SOTA tech, and the long term implications, please see this podcast with full written transcript.
> Sean Carroll & Nita Farahany on Ethics, Law, and Neurotechnology [1]
[0] https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-winter-2021-issue-no-18/its-time-for-neuro--rights https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-winter-2021-issue...
[1] https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/03/13/229-nita-farahany-on-ethics-law-and-neurotechnology/ https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/03/13/229-...
- JohnFen 3y agoIt's good news in the big picture, but the law is extremely limited and weak. It's better than nothing, but isn't really an adequate solution. I'm hoping that these sorts of laws get adopted by other states as well, and are made much stronger.
- consumer451 3y agoAgreed that it's just a stepping stone. However, it feels like for once we (regulations) are ahead of the economic inertia. If there is any chance of us not falling off of this final cliff, the laws need to start in the USA, not in the EU, for example.