John,

For better or worse, we live in the future. Although it may sound like something out of a sci-fi book, brain-computer technology¹ that can harvest data from your brain is here. Amidst numerous growing threats to our mental autonomy and privacy, investments in mind-reading technology by companies like Microsoft² and Neuralink³ is something we must fight back against.

Unless we stop them, such companies will become powerful and entrenched. I’m writing to ask you to call on your legislators to act immediately to classify personal neural data as they do human bodily organs so that it cannot be mass-harvested or sold for profit. Will you sign the petition to demand protection for your sensitive biometric data?

Emerging futuristic technologies like brain-computer interfaces can offer exciting opportunities, but it’s more important than ever that we remain skeptical of corporate actors and vigilant of the ways that tech might be used for exploitative purposes like biometric data harvesting. Accountability starts from everyday people like you and me who want our private thoughts to stay just that: private. Join me in calling on your lawmakers to ban neural data harvesting.

For bodily autonomy in a futuristic world,

Lia & the team at ❤️Fight

1. Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/brain-computer-implants-will-let-corporations-mine-your-1847343508

2. Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/brain-computer-interfaces/

3. Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/what-to-know-about-neuralink-elon-musk-s-brain-compute-1844751895

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