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    Get Out of My Head: Commercial Technology Capable of Plucking Secrets From Your Brain

    Ready for your life to be more like a dystopian sci-fi novel in all the worst ways? Well, science doesn't care if you're ready. Brainwave scanning consumer electronics designed for gaming can be hacked to read other brainwaves, potentially revealing your secrets by pulling them directly from your brain. Researchers have already modified the brain-computer interface (BCI) devices -- like the EPOC, pictured above -- to poke around in brainwaves that signify recognition, letting them know when you recognize a face, number, or address, even if you're telling them you don't.

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