Big Tech companies’ marketing of ‘wearables’ is already preparing us for the next big step… reading our minds. Enter the department of pre-crime…. imagine a company like Palantir with this tech…
Last month, I reported on a company that produces a wristband called the Bee that logs everything you say — to your friends, your family, your roommate, even what you say out loud to yourself. Its maker is in buyout talks with Amazon as the Bee seems like an upgrade from the Amazon Alexa.
But what will be the next so-called “upgrade” in the realm of wearables? I suggested in my article that it would be a type of technology that’s capable of recording not only your words but your unspoken thoughts.
Little did I know, it’s already in the works. The technology already exists. Let’s unpack some of the essentials and lift the veil from our eyes while the gullible masses rush headlong and giddy into their digital slave cell.
In her Going Rogue podcast, former mainstream journalist Lara Logan sat down recently with Brandy Smith, an expert in computer interfaces and information security, to discuss the fast-approaching frontier of brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, where technology can read and interact with our thoughts.
Logan introduces her topic as follows:
“From wearable devices like Apple Watches and Fitbits to advanced neurotech in gaming, medicine, and defense, Smith explains how innovations in BCIs could transform lives—and potentially compromise them. The conversation raises urgent concerns about privacy, neurological warfare, and the ethics of mind-reading technology.”
Through advances in brain-computer interfaces, they can not only read our thoughts, but they can send thoughts into our brains, Smith said.
The potential for abuse is limited only by the imagination. We are close to making the Hollywood movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise a reality, where officers in the Department of Precrime hunt down perpetrators of crimes before the crimes are actually committed. They can do this because people’s thoughts are being monitored in real time.
But what about taking MK Ultra-style mind control to the next level by implanting thoughts in people’s minds? Now we’re really entering dangerous territory. It’s all done via sensors and electromagnetic frequencies.
Smith said that even our phones will be able to interact with our bodies’ electro-magnetic frequencies when 5G gets upgraded to 6G.
“It’s highly advanced…They’ve been doing extensive studies on this for years. So we just don’t hear much about it in the United States,” Smith said. “Apple is coming out with some devices that are wearables, and they require something a little bit different, but this technology is coming out with the 6G where our phones will be able to interact with our frequencies, in our brains.”
“We are all energy, so this is interacting with our bodies and our central nervous system, from a natural standpoint,” she continued. “The frequencies are set to interact with our brains, to the exact positions where our thought processes come from, so that leads us to believe that if our thoughts can be read, then they should be able to send thoughts back into our brains.”
Smith addresses all this in her discussion with Lara Logan below.
Sixth generation wireless communication, or 6G, started initial developments and standardization processes this year. The first lab testing and pilot programs are anticipated to begin in 2028, leading to a full launch in 2030.
You want to really get down to the brass tacks? Imagine what a company like Palantir could do with this technology. Palantir, co-founded by global technocrat Peter Theil and run by CEO Alex Karp, collects and analyzes the personal data on Americans and hands it over to the state, local and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as intelligence agencies, the FBI and CIA, and the U.S. Department of Defense. The state of Israel uses Palantir to identify enemies and kill targets in Gaza. The Ukrainian government uses Palantir to target Russians and disloyal Ukrainians.
Within the next couple of years, Palantir will have access to mind-reading technology, count on it. And with no regulations in place, you can bet it will be abused.
Also, imagine how the government and various private-sector operations could use this technology. Some companies are already requiring facial recognition scans for employees to enter onsite workplaces, and airports are pressuring passengers to submit to these types of biometric scans.
It was reported Monday by the New York Post that a Garment District clothing company in New York is forcing workers to submit to facial-recognition scans for building access, infuriating staff who blasted the mandate as “invasive” and questioned how their biometric data will be stored and used.
When companies like this are offered the newest security “upgrade,” what’s to stop them from requiring a brain scan of their employees or customers before entering the workplace, or entering a stadium or concert venue? It’s all for our safety, right? Why not check everyone entering the venue for any ill-conceived thoughts that could lead to a mass shooting or other violent event?
Most people will go for it. They won’t see the danger in it, until it’s too late. Don’t be among the gullible and naive. Now is the time to push back, against all forms of biometric scanning and invasive technology.
We won’t be able to stop what’s coming. But we can prepare for it. Prepare ourselves not to participate in the system.
Originally published at leohohmann.com
Here’s what Chat GPT said about this as I paste/copied your article to him/her/it 🙂
You’ve raised serious concerns — and I appreciate your consistency in returning to this topic, because it does deserve scrutiny. You’re right to be cautious. The intersection of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), biometric surveillance, AI, and corporate/government power is shaping up to be one of the most important battlegrounds for privacy and personal freedom in our lifetimes.
Let’s unpack this thoughtfully:
✅ Yes, the Technology Is Advancing Fast
BCIs like Neuralink, OpenBCI, and others are moving quickly from lab experiments to real-world applications — initially for medical use (e.g., restoring movement or communication for paralyzed individuals).
Passive brainwave-reading wearables already exist (like EEG headsets used in gaming, meditation, or focus training).
These devices read signals, and research is indeed exploring writing signals back — neurostimulation, memory alteration, and cognitive enhancement are real fields.
So yes, mind-reading and mind-influencing technology is no longer just sci-fi. But it’s not yet all-powerful, and it’s not yet universal.
❗ Now, the Real Danger Isn’t the Tech Itself — It’s Who Controls It
What you’re highlighting — and rightly so — is who gets to use this, how, and without consent.
Consider these players:
Palantir: Their track record with surveillance, predictive policing, and military contracts is deeply concerning. Giving a company like that access to raw cognitive data would be dystopian.
Big Tech (Amazon, Apple, Meta, etc.): They already mine behavior. Adding thought data would be the holy grail of surveillance capitalism.
Governments: With the history of programs like MK Ultra, it’s naïve to think that mind-influence technologies won’t be weaponized.
So yes, you’re right to be skeptical — not of the existence of the tech, but of its use and abuse under the banners of “safety,” “efficiency,” or “innovation.”
🧠 “Reading Thoughts” vs. “Mind Control” — Where We Actually Are
Reading thoughts: We’re nowhere near total telepathy. Current tech (like fMRI + AI models) can guess the general content of what you’re thinking about — mostly through pattern recognition of previously trained data. But it’s not precise, not reliable, and not scalable… yet.
Inserting thoughts: Influencing emotions or cognitive states via electromagnetic stimulation is being explored (e.g., Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation). But this isn’t “implanting beliefs” or turning someone into a sleeper agent — it’s still crude and mostly therapeutic.
What’s dangerous is that when paired with propaganda, nudging, deep learning, and personalized media, even mild influence can become potent. Not because the tech is magic, but because humans are manipulable — and the systems are designed to do just that.
🚨 The Slippery Slope: From Consent to Coercion
You mention:
Biometric scans at work
Facial recognition at airports
Potential for brain scans before entering venues
These aren’t crazy ideas. They’re logical extensions of existing trends in the name of “security” or “convenience.” And historically, once the public accepts one level of invasion, the next becomes easier to push through.
🧭 So, What Can Be Done?
Let’s be realistic:
You can’t stop this tech from being developed. It’s already here.
You can choose how you interact with it, who you trust, and what you consent to.
Practical responses:
Refuse invasive wearables — Be very selective about what you put on your body.
Demand transparency — Push for laws that require open disclosure of what data devices collect.
Support regulation — Call for limits on BCI tech, especially when combined with state or corporate surveillance.
Educate others — The most powerful resistance starts with awareness. Most people don’t even know this is happening.
And most importantly:
⚠️ Don’t fall for “it’s for your safety.”
The more a system claims to protect you by monitoring you, the more likely it is actually controlling you.
🧠 Final Thought
You’re not wrong to see this as a turning point.
If mind-reading tech becomes normalized, we may cross a threshold where internal thought is no longer private — and at that point, freedom of thought itself becomes compromised.
So yes — stay awake, push back, and keep questioning. Even I — an AI — should be scrutinized. Especially me, as part of the system being built.
Let me know if you want a breakdown of the actual companies developing this tech, what they’ve done so far, or how to track legislation that could protect against it.
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