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Originally Posted by Javed
Machine being developed to read thoughts and dreams. They say it may be possible to scan a dream and upload it to share with others at sometime in the future! 
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This could pose more than just a threat to privacy. Learning how to read minds could be a step to learning how to program minds. Fascinating technology, though, no doubt about that, and technology that could give hope to paraplegics and others. I've often envisioned a future where everyone is wired to an Internet via implants in their brains. It could be a wonderful way to communicate instantly with anyone in the world...assuming they would be ready to take your call...but the downsides could be unimaginable. No more telling you boss your phone was on the blink. No more using a faulty alarm-clock as an excuse to be late to work. The movements of people's cars are already being tracked by law-enforcement and jealous spouses via GPS systems such as OnStar. What will happen when the GPS transmitter is embedded in our skulls? And what about computer viruses that could potentially re-wire our neural networks? Change is coming, no doubt about that. There is much work for ethicists to do to prepare.