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Privacy Rant:

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

[1] https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/03/13/229-nita-farahany-on-ethics-law-and-neurotechnology/

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