
“Once the preserve of science fiction, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have advanced to the point where they can even be found in novelty headwear, which only makes an achievement of an international team of scientists more frightening. Using an off-the-shelf Emotiv BCI costing only a few hundred dollars, the team has shown that it’s possible to ‘hack’ a human brain and pull things like bank details straight out of your skull.”
http://www.gizmag.com/bci-brain-hack/23815/
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