It was an easy decision for J. Galen Buckwalter, a 69-year-old quadriplegic living in Southern California, to undergo a craniotomy in 2024. The operation, which involved inserting 384 electrodes in his brain and a large titanium plate in his skull, allows researchers to record data about how his neurons operate, potentially helping future paralysis patients. The hard part, Buckwalter says, has been giving up the right to access and own his neural data and feel assured that it will be kept priv
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to roll out its long-awaited proposed rules governing commercial surveillance in the next few months, with a focus on ensuring that companies properly handle the data they harvest from the apps, websites and devices that consumers use. According to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, the rules will emphasize data security and data minimization, or the idea that companies should only collect the data they need to conduct business with consum
