Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, Farahany warns of a society where people are arrested for merely thinking about committing a crime (like in "Minority Report") and private interests sell our brain data -- and makes the case for a right to cognitive liberty that protects our freedom of thought and self-determination.

Nita Farahany: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?

When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?

Neurotech's rise could decode thoughts, posing risks to mental privacy. Cognitive liberty is vital for our freedom of thought.

Brain-decoding tech reveals potential for misuse, from job discrimination to legal consequences based on thoughts alone.

As brain transparency looms, the right to cognitive liberty must shield our inner lives from unlawful access or alteration.