Technology and Law Going Mental - Threads and Threats of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Deakin, Simon
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2020
Verfassungsblog
2020-08-31
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On 28 August 2020, Neuralink gave a much anticipated update on their progress to connect humans and computers. In the near future, the activities within our brain will be recorded, analysed, and altered, shaking our conception of inaccessible mental processes. A multitude of legal issues will arise, in particular to what extent fundamental and human rights protect mental processes and neurological data collected by (therapeutic or enhancing) brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) from being accessed by states without the individual’s consent. To date, however, there remains a significant gap as neurological data does not enjoy absolute protection from any interference within the existing European human and fundamental rights frameworks. This gap could be remedied by introducing new mental rights.
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Deakin, Simon
brain-computer interfaces
ECHR
European Charter of Fundamental Rights
mental rights
privacy
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https://verfassungsblog.de/technology-and-law-going-mental/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.17176/20200831-183827-0
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10.17176/20200831-183827-0
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