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World Service,06 Sep 2019,18 mins

Can technology read minds?

Business Daily

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The business of brain data. Real-life mind-reading technology is being developed right now, and it's already being used in places like China. Ed Butler investigates what the technology can really do, and what the implications might be for our privacy and freedoms. Producer: Laurence Knight (Photo: A brain scan, Credit: Getty Images)

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