Interesting legal issue
This came up with someone on IRC (not in #biohack, another channel I frequent - but that's besides the point).
Suppose you're loaded up with implants and you get in legal trouble and get arrested, could the police force removal of those implants or demand you download data from them?
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Seeing how data storage isn't that high on one I wouldn't see any information actually being of use on it.
As for when arrested I could see them requiring the removal for jail sentencing because it is body modification similar to piercings. I can't see the removal of a large implant such as your cortex that your working on seeing how it would be risky.
This is a very interesting subject to me that I haven't thought about.
Try asking someone there?
Another reason they may have your surrender your implants or at least the data on them is if they thought you were planning a prison break, or trafficking substance or information.
@menderpaul
Hove you seen what those guy can shove up there ass? Imagine what they could do with a implant.
Heck, we are not even allowed to perform CPR without consent (unconscious patients gave implied consent for treatments).
I couldn't see a legal issue yet unless it some how gets thruster into main stream HARD.
If I cannot do surgery without consent even to save someone's life it becomes doubtful that the police can force someone to surgically remove their implants. So until we can somehow teleport implants out of people's bodies...