Do we think that the thoughts and images in our brain are totally private? Scinece may change that. Over the last few years, resarchers have made significant strides in decoding out thoughts bassed on brain activity. There are several limitations on thoughts reading directly from the brain. We need good mathematical models of brain function and high-speed computing. And the biggest challenge now is measuring brain avctivity. Today scientists can measure electrical activity with EEG and changes in blood oxygen use with fMRI.
Facebook is testing minor privacy settings changes in their services.
Facebook engineering manager Raylene Yung said people will commonly just write "privacy" when asked what they want to improve. It may be a little strange, because it is thought that Facebook users are seemed to be generous to sharing privacy.
Facebook knows giving users worrying about privacy a sense of control is key to keep them from leaving the service.
