China Performs World’s First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface Implant

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A brain implant collecting neural signals raises questions that go far beyond the operating room — who owns that data, and what stops it from becoming a surveillance pipeline? Hackers could theoretically access neural data or manipulate motor signals, turning a medical device into a serious safety threat. The medical potential is real, but rock-solid privacy protections and cybersecurity need to be built in from day one, not patched in later.