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Regulate the use of brain-computer interfaces

Submitted by Brooklyn Blackwell on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Published on Monday 4th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Signatures: 53

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Access ~ Actor ~ concerns ~ Covert ~ Human Rights ~ Individuals ~ Raise ~ Regulations ~ URGENT ~ vulnerability

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Regulate the use of brain-computer interfaces

Petition Details

We ask the UK Government to introduce urgent legal safeguards to the use of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), neural interfaces, or related neurotechnologies on individuals.

Additional Information

There are currently no regulations on the use of BCI systems — which may be capable of influencing, recording, or interpreting brain activity. Without clear legislation, we think individuals are vulnerable to potential misuse by both private and state actors.
This includes concerns about potential covert experimentation, neural surveillance, or unauthorised cognitive data access— all of which, we believe, could raise serious ethical and human rights implications.


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