Mind-reading helmet invades privacy of the mind

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	Darlene Storm: Orwell's Thought Police made real: Mind-reading helmet invades privacy of the mind The Thought Police from Orwell's 1984 have arrived in the form of a "mind-reading" helmet machine made by Veritas Scientific who said of the brain-spying device, "The last realm of privacy is your mind. This will invade that." Even your molecules are not private with the emerging portable technology which Homeland Security will use to secretly scan you from 164 feet away. It's "ten million times faster—and one million times more sensitive—than any currently available system." Where does that leave us in regard to the First Amendment's freedom of speech, or thought in this case? Or how about the Fourth Amendment which protect against unreasonable searches and seizures? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BI & Analytics Perspectives Computerworld's BI & Analytics Perspectives Conference Hear first-hand from your IT executive peers, including Jim Alexander, Senior Director, Analytics for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and network and share best practices with IT execs from AAA, American Express, FedEx Services, PetSmart, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Boeing Company, Ticketmaster, US Airways and many more! Register now. In this Issue 'Wearable' tech in spotlight at Google I/O Global grid helps CERN find 'God particle' Jonny Evans: 5 key techs that will transform future Apple iPhones, smartphones 'Wearable' tech in spotlight at Google I/O At its Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, Google touted the new prototype of its Google Glass computerized eyeglasses. Read More Global grid helps CERN find 'God particle' A worldwide network of data centers played a key role in CERN's discovery of what may be the long-sought Higgs boson, or "God particle," thought to be part of the explanation for why matter has mass. Read More Jonny Evans: 5 key techs that will transform future Apple iPhones, smartphones When it comes to the iPhone 5 we pretty much know what to expect: A 4-inch display, faster graphics and processor, a new design, software improvements, even better battery life and more. We've been digging away at these rumors for months. Look further forward than the next release and there's a range of new technologies that seem set to transform the experience of iPhone (and smartphone) users. Read More
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