Thought Controlled Computers Are Coming

While the rest of us are still trying to get caught up with the abundance of tech options available to us today R&D groups for major technology giants are working on the future. That future, according to Dell's head of research and development, includes thought controlled computers.

"Thought-controlled input is a project we started 6 months ago. The notion here is that through some sort of device that you put on, by measuring alpha [brain] waves and so forth, you can actually be able to tell your mood for example: whether your happy or sad. That can then drive the device to, for instance, play music. If you're sad, it can choose music to cheer you up, for example. If the research proves successful, the product may end up being something physical [a device] or maybe someone else builds the sensor headband and we partner on the software side."

I wonder if we are moving too fast? With the recent and seemly more frequent data breaches (Target, Yahoo, and others) how can users gain enough comfort to literally 'share their feelings' with their computer? This technology is probably a few years off, but I think we still have a long way to go on the security and privacy side of the house before anyone is going to plug into their computer.