New technologies may be able to read your thoughts to varying degrees, rendering your decision to stay silent moot.
This article is part of the Policing and Technology Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the relationship between law enforcement, police reform, and technology.
The police show up to your house. It’s the middle of the night, you are disoriented, and they want to know where you were earlier in the day. You have no idea at that moment that your ex-girlfriend was found dead, and some of your fingerprints were found at her house—but you do know you have the right to remain silent. Until the cops bring out the headset.One of the hallmarks of the U.S.