Colorado Enacts First U.S. Law to Protect Consumer Neural Data

Apr 17, 2024, 08:05 PM

Colorado has become the first state in the U.S. to offer explicit privacy protections for consumer neural data, with Governor Jared Polis signing a groundbreaking bill into law. This legislation extends the state's personal privacy laws to include brainwaves and other neural data collected by technology companies, a response to rapid advancements in neurotechnology that facilitate the scanning, analyzing, and potential selling of mental data.