Freedom of Thought
The right to form and hold thoughts, beliefs, and opinions without coercion.
THE PRINCIPLE
Cognitive Freedom, Clearly Explained
The inner life of a person—their thoughts, memories, choices, and mental processes—deserves protection as technology becomes more capable of measuring and influencing the nervous system.
Mental Privacy
The right to keep neural activity, inferred mental states, and private cognition from unauthorized access.
Mental Integrity
Protection against non-consensual alteration, disruption, or manipulation of mental processes.
Cognitive Liberty
The freedom to make choices about one’s own mind and the technologies that may interact with it.
Human Autonomy
The ability to make decisions and act without hidden or coercive interference.
Neural Data
Information produced by measuring the nervous system requires safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity.
THE CONGRESSIONAL QUESTION
Will U.S. law protect the mind before the technology becomes ordinary?
CFCR asks every member of Congress to state a clear position so the public can see who supports enforceable protection for freedom of thought, mental privacy, and mental integrity.
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