In California, the United States, a bill has been enacted to protect data on human brains by including it in sensitive personal information.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and promulgated an amendment to the privacy law on the 28th local time that would prevent neurotechnology companies from abusing human brain information, the New York Times reported.
The new bill aims to protect “neural data” such as data generated by the user’s brain and peripheral nervous system in the same way as sensitive personal information such as facial images, DNA, and fingerprints.
This allows users to request, delete, modify, or restrict the data collected by neurotechnology companies.
You can also ask companies that sell or share neural data to exclude information.
Recently, as the development of devices dealing with cognitive problems such as meditation, concentration improvement, and depression treatment apps increases, more products are monitoring and recording brain information such as individual thoughts, emotions, and intentions.
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
