Article Published by 'Wired': Research Hacks Brainwaves & Reveals Personal Data

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Idunnobutiwastold
Gaming Acolyte

Online Article Published by 'Wired': Research 'Hacks' Brainwaves to Reveal Some Personal Data.

Extract:
A study conducted by a team of security researchers suggests that:

Personal information, such as PIN numbers and credit card data, can be gleaned from the brainwave data of users wearing popular consumer-grade EEG headsets.

EEG headsets, like those by Emotiv Systems and NeuroSky, are becoming increasingly popular for gaming.

Aricle here:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/brainwave-hacking/

Posted 11 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

potential malicious attacker could write “brain spyware” Thanks Idunnobutiwastold

Posted 11 years ago #
Inas
Member

Scary

Posted 11 years ago #
Idunnobutiwastold
Gaming Acolyte

Online article:
"Researchers Find Way To Erase Bad Memories"

Extract:

A recent study by Swedish researchers has led to claims that it is possible to erase emotional memories from the human brain.
[...]
Scientists are already looking forward to the benefits of erasing fearful memories.
These range from conquering small-scale phobias (such as the fear of snakes or clowns)
to large-scale disorders (such as post-traumatic stress disorder) [...].

Link to article:
http://www.infopackets.com/news/technology/science/2012/20120925_researchers_find_way_to_erase_bad_memories.htm

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Resource accessed 26 Sept. 2012.

Posted 11 years ago #

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