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Brain implants used to treat Parkinson's can be hacked and used to control people, scientists warn
Telegraph ^
| 31 Oct 18
| Natasha Bernal
Posted on 11/01/2018 3:23:13 AM PDT by SkyPilot
Brain implants used to treat Parkinson's disease could be hacked by cyber attackers and used to control people, scientists have claimed.
A report by the Oxford Functional Neurosurgery Group and cyber security company Kaspersky claims that people's memories could be exploited by hackers and has called on cyber security companies, manufacturers and healthcare companies to develop new technology to stop them.
Academics have previously warned that brain implants could prevent patients from "speaking or moving, cause irreversible damage to their brain, or even worse, be life-threatening". They claimed that hackers could overload or disable the system, and could damage people's brains.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brain; hacking; markofthebeast; transhumanism
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To: SkyPilot
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11/01/2018 5:17:15 AM PDT
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Bratch
("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
To: SkyPilot
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11/01/2018 5:23:01 AM PDT
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The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: SkyPilot
Tonight's feature on Monster Chiller Horror Theater is
The Brain Hackers from Sverdlovsk starring Eric Roberts, Yasmine Bleeth, Tim Meadows and Charo.
To: SkyPilot
To: Buckeye McFrog
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11/01/2018 6:05:03 AM PDT
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EEGator
To: SkyPilot
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11/01/2018 6:10:18 AM PDT
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Roman_War_Criminal
(Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
To: SkyPilot
If I had Parkinson’s disease, I’d risk being controlled.
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11/01/2018 6:15:40 AM PDT
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Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: Getready
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11/01/2018 6:20:18 AM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: SkyPilot
If it is digital it can be hacked.
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11/01/2018 7:27:05 AM PDT
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Retvet
(Retvet)
To: lonevoice
To: Fightin Whitey
Yep. They make one for restless leg syndrome too and also insulin pumps.
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11/01/2018 10:00:51 AM PDT
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babygene
(hMake America Great Again)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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11/01/2018 10:52:18 AM PDT
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lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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11/01/2018 5:54:08 PM PDT
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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