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U.N. Warns Against Tech Used to Read Citizens' Minds

A U.N. report flagged emerging technology that could access people's innermost thoughts and potentially criminalize them; meanwhile, surveillance company Flock is cutting staff.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNothing haunted here, Chip, just worse. The New York Times says a U.N. report warns new tech could access and criminalize people's innermost thoughts.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, they can't arrest me for what I think about my cereal bowl.

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