Publication/Creation Date

February 19 2019

Creators/Contributors

Pablo Uchoa (creator)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA (contributor)
Laurie Pycroft (contributor)
University Of Oxford (contributor)
University Of California, Berkeley (contributor)
Dmitry Galov (contributor)
Kaspersky Lab (contributor)
Food And Drug Administration (FDA) (contributor)

Description

Imagine being able to scroll through your memories like an Instagram feed, reliving with vivid details your favourite life moments and backing up the dearest ones.

Now imagine a dystopian version of the same future in which hackers hijack these memories and threaten to erase them if you don't pay a ransom.

It might sound far-fetched, but this scenario could be closer than you think.

Related Body Part

Entire Body, Brain

Augments

Restoring, Remembering, Enhancing, Changing, Erasing, Manipulating, Sharing, Controlling, Fearing, Treating, Attacking, Harming

Technology Keywords

Hackers, Neurotechnologies, Brain Implants, Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Neural Interfaces, Neurostimulator, Cybersecurity, Pacemaker, Medical Implants, Encryption, Brainjacking

Keywords

Memory, Dystopian, Futurism, Medical, Military, Ethics, Government, Security, Crime, Research, Neuroscience