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Who Can Use Your Brain Data?

Smart devices offer medical benefits but raise urgent questions about privacy, power and fundamental rights

Published on October 16, 2026


Who Can Use Your Brain Data?

A pair of headphones may seem like nothing more than an accessory for listening to music or playing games. But some advanced devices can already measure electrical signals produced by the brain. What happens to that information after it is collected is the question worrying the United Nations: data gathered during everyday activities could end up in the hands of companies, governments or courts.

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