Emerging Threats to Neurotechnology
Brief
Summary
Neurotechnology is rapidly moving beyond clinical use cases, expanding the attack surface for sensitive neurological and biometric data: As adoption grows, larger volumes of brain activity, biometric, and behavioral data will be collected by commercial platforms, creating new opportunities for data theft, misuse, and exploitation.
China and the United States (US) are engaged in strategic competition in neurotechnology development: The US leads in the number of neurotechnology firms, and brain-computer interface (BCI) research has been a long-term research priority for the US military.
At the same time, China’s five-year guidance for BCI development, subsidies for major wearable technology firms, and military research into human-machine integration suggest that neurotechnology is a strategic priority.