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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Brain implants that read minds: a medical miracle raises new ethical questions (www.france24.com)

submitted 1 week ago by daydrinkingchickadee@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It has been such since the beginning of time. Technology makes it scarier.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago

Thing is, technology just... is, neither bad nor good. The principles behind every single technological breakthrough have always existed, we just figure out how they work.

Like a knife, science is a tool. The ones who misuse the tool (i.e. us) are to blame for the damage done, not the tool itself.