Hacking your BRAIN: Scientists reveal they can find out your pin number, and even where you live – all using a cheap headset
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 | 
Author It sounds like something out of a futuristic sci-fi blockbuster, but scientists today demonstrated how they can ‘hack’ someone’s brain to find out their pin number – using a cheap headset.
Researchers from the University of California, University of Oxford and University of Geneva figured out a way to pluck sensitive information from a person’s head, such as PIN numbers and bank information.
They used a freely available games controller costing just £190 ($299).
Researchers used a cheap headset called an Emotive, available to buy online for £190 ($299) for their research, and used to to accurately guess pin numbers and even where someone lives
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