Colorado has taken a pioneering move towards protecting consumer privacy in the age of brain-computer interfaces. With the rise of neurotechnology, which involves technology that monitors and interacts with the brain, data privacy concerns are coming to a head. In response to growing anxieties, Colorado has become the first state in the US to pass an amendment that safeguards the privacy of human brainwaves.
On April 17, Colorado announced an update to its Privacy Act, which went into effect on August 6. The new Colorado Privacy Act classifies brainwaves as “sensitive personal information,” offering them the same protections that fingerprints and facial recognition data already receive. Colorado residents are now empowered to take control of their brainwave data, with the right to access, correct, and delete the information collected by companies. Additionally, companies are required to clearly outline their data handling practices.
科羅拉多州（以下簡稱科州）在腦機介面（編按：讓大腦和機器之間可以進行溝通的介面）的時代採取了保護消費者隱私的開創性舉措。隨著涉及大腦監測和大腦互動科技的神經科技興起，資料隱私問題正處於緊要關頭。為了應對日益增長的憂慮，科州成為美國第一州，通過保護人類腦波隱私的補充條款。
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四月十七日，科州宣布更新其隱私法案，更動的部分於八月六日生效。科州新隱私法案將腦波歸類成「個人敏感資訊」，使其受到和指紋、臉部辨識資料已取得之同等的保護。科州居民現在有權控制自己的腦波資料，有權存取、更正和刪除公司蒐集的資訊。此外，公司被要求清楚地概述其資料處理辦法。
To be continued tomorrow（明日待續）
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Words in Use
1. pioneering a. 開創性的，先驅的
The scientist’s pioneering work in genetics has changed the future of human health.
那位科學家在遺傳學上取得的開創性的成果改變了人類健康的未來。
2. monitor vt. 監測
The doctor will monitor the patient’s progress.
醫師將會監測那位患者的進展。
3. interact vi. 互動
interact with... 和……進行互動
The children love to interact with the animals at the petting zoo.
那些孩童喜歡在可愛動物園和動物互動。
Practical Phrases
1. go into effect 實施，生效
= take effect
The new regulations will go into effect starting next month.
新的規範將於下個月開始生效。
2. take control of... 控制住……
The leader took control of the situation and calmed everyone down.
那名領導者把情況控制住並讓所有人冷靜下來。
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