The first-in-the-nation law in Colorado includes biological or brain data in the State Privacy Act, similar to fingerprints if the data is being used to identify people.

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

  • umami_wasabi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

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

    • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      4 months ago

      You’re actually already protected.

      For example a polygraph can only be used with consent.

      • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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        4 months ago

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

  • ForgottenFlux@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Summary:

    • Colorado passes first-in-nation law to protect privacy of biological or brain data, which is similar to fingerprints if used to identify people.
    • Advances in artificial intelligence have led to medical breakthroughs, including devices that can read minds and alter brains.
    • Neurotechnology devices, such as Emotiv and Somnee, are used for health care and can move computers with thoughts or improve brain function and identify impairments.
    • Most of these devices are not regulated by the FDA and are marketed for wellness.
    • With benefits come risks, such as insurance companies discriminating, law enforcement interrogating, and advertisers manipulating brain data.
    • Medical research facilities are subject to privacy laws, but private companies amassing large caches of brain data are not.
    • The Neurorights Foundation found that two-thirds of these companies are already sharing or selling data with third parties.
    • The new law takes effect on Aug. 8, but it is unclear which companies are subject to it and how it will be enforced.
    • Pauzauskie and the Neurorights Foundation are pushing for a federal law and even a global accord to prevent brain data from being used without consent.
  • solrize@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    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.

  • Gutless2615@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    4 months ago

    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…

  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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    4 months ago

    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?