“If people are willing to give up personal data to keep in touch with their friends on Facebook, it seemed likely they would be willing to trade their brain privacy to swipe a screen or type with their minds.”

” Government surveillance of brain activity will inevitably push us toward greater conformity. With greater conformity comes a passive acceptance of authority and authoritarianism, either out of fear or in hopes of appearing cooperative, even when that conflics with one’s own moral compass.”