Your Privacy in the Age of Brain-Sensing Tech

Are your thoughts and emotions at risk of exploitation? [TED Talks Daily]( [Nita Farahany - TED Talk]( NITA FARAHANY - 13 min [Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech]( Neurotechnology, or devices that let you track your own brain activity, could help you deeply understand your health. But without privacy protections, your innermost thoughts, emotions and desires could be at risk of exploitation, says neurotech and AI ethicist Nita Farahany. She details some of the field’s promising potential uses — like tracking and treating diseases from depression to epilepsy — and shares concerns about who collects our brain data and how they plan to use it, ultimately calling for the legal recognition of “cognitive liberty” as we connect our brains and minds to technology. ([Read transcript]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   Trending [Kyra Gaunt - TED Talk]( Kyra Gaunt - 7 min [How Black girls can reclaim their voice in music]( [Tim Ferriss - TED Talk]( Tim Ferriss - 13 min [Why you should define your fears instead of your goals]( [Alex Gendler - TED-Ed]( Alex Gendler - 5 min [How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper](   Explore TED Membership [TED Membership exclusive]( [How can we bridge our deepest differences?]( Is our world doomed to stay divided? Not necessarily, says author Tim Urban, but we need to be open to challenging the way we think. Join a perspective-shifting conversation on Thursday, June 15 to discover what's keeping us apart — and what we can all do to shift back towards curiosity, connection and cooperation. [RSVP now]( [RSVP now](   Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2023 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [www.ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is: 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe](  | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](