# Biometric Streams Will Predict Your Mental State by Melanie Swan > “These data might then be mapped to predict an individual's mental state and behavior.” > **— Melanie Swan**, *2013, Edge Annual Question: “WHAT *SHOULD* WE BE WORRIED ABOUT?”* ## Sources and Context - **Direct Edge response and surrounding essay:** [Neural Data Privacy Rights: An Invitation For Progress In The Guise Of An Approaching Worry](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23774) — the official response page preserves this exact, continuous passage and its surrounding argument. - **Complete local collection index:** [[research/Edge 2013 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2013 Full Quotation Curation]] — retained source-first record for the response object and all canonical reminder links derived from it. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 BCI Report]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Beekeeping]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Surveillance|Surveillance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Surveillance|Surveillance]] - [[wiki/Neural State Capture|Neural State Capture]] - [[wiki/Planetary Sensing Grid|Planetary Sensing Grid]] - [[wiki/Data Infrastructure|Data Infrastructure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “These data might then be mapped to predict an individual's mental state and behavior.” — Melanie Swan, 2013, Edge Annual Question: “WHAT *SHOULD* WE BE WORRIED ABOUT?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-melanie-swan-biometric-streams-predict-mental-state ```