mental-privacy

The chapter introduces the emerging field of consumer neurotechnology, illustrating how devices like EEG headbands allow individuals to monitor and influence their brain activity for health and productivity benefits. It highlights the rapid growth and potential of neurotech for self-knowledge and medical applications, while warning of significant ethical and privacy concerns as corporations, governments, and militaries gain unprecedented access to our brain data. The author calls for a rethinking of liberty in the age of brain transparency to protect mental privacy and autonomy.