Technology

59448 readers

3628 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

252

As mind-reading technology improves, Colorado passes first-in-nation law to protect privacy of our thoughts (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

10 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

all 11 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

- Sir, the brainwave recording shows images of... a room with walls made of boobs?

- Oh... I know who this guy is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Of course I know him, he's me!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

This is why I only think in ROT13

[–] [email protected] 22 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're actually already protected.

For example a polygraph can only be used with consent.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

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