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Scientists Successfully â€˜Hackâ€™ Brain To Obtain Private Data

It sounds like something out of the movie â€œJohnny Mnemonic,â€ but scientists have successfully been able to â€œhackâ€ a brain with a device thatâ€™s easily available on the open market.

Researchers from the University of California and University of Oxford in Geneva figured out a way to pluck sensitive information from a personâ€™s head, such as PIN numbers and bank information.

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8/28/12 10:38 AM

Neil

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It doesn't look to me like they can extract a PIN or password from one's mind directly, but only determine whether one recognizes it when displayed.

Still, technology like this, however invasive, tends to get widely adopted in a pragmatic culture more concerned with outcomes than practical righteousness.

8/27/12 5:16 PM

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"For this reason, a GKT based on the P300 has a promising use within interrogation protocols that enable detection of potential criminal details held by the suspect,â€ the researchers said"

A new type of lie detector!!
Problem will be that corroboration of the act perceived must remain evidenced based. Reading the mind still has its doubts in a court of law, and so it should.

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