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Old 08-27-2012, 09:58 PM  
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Scientists Successfully ?Hack? Brain To Obtain Private Data

BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS Seattle) ? It sounds like something out of the movie ?Johnny Mnemonic,? but scientists have successfully been able to ?hack? a brain with a device that?s easily available on the open market.

Researchers from the University of California and University of Oxford in Geneva figured out a way to pluck sensitive information from a person?s head, such as PIN numbers and bank information.


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