An American NGO is trying to alert the authorities about the risks presented by "neurotechnology" devices. Colorado has just enacted a law to protect the confidentiality of "neural data." "This is a first for an American state, and in the world in general," said Jared Genser, co-founder of the Neurorights Foundation.
The study published Wednesday by the NGO shows that the main companies concerned, little-known start-ups, collect this ultra-private data without limiting themselves to that which they need for their product. "Even more worrying, these companies also allow themselves to share neural data with unspecified third parties,' the study states. "Sooner or later, a company will sell magnetic stimulators to improve memory. This will be the second wave of neurotechnologies marketed to the general public, which will make it possible to manipulate brain activity,' explained Rafael Yuste, president of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University.