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Technological threats to our freedom of thought

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CIGI Senior Fellow and international human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explains the importance of protecting our inner thoughts from technology’s encroachment. Freedom of thought is protected absolutely in international human rights law at the United Nations level. It includes the right to keep our thoughts private.

Discuss the potential ethical implications of emotion recognition technology and how it might impact individual privacy and freedom.

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