National Security Agency
NSA ‘Point Forecasts’: technology forecasting studies (brain–network interfaces, terahertz, energy harvesting)
Study · written 2010 · released 22 September 2026
Why this matters
Eight NSA technology-forecasting studies on privacy and anonymity, brain–network interfaces, advanced antennas, terahertz electronics and energy harvesting, released in 2026 in response to a FOIA request filed on 25 May 2011. They show what the agency thought would matter next. The 15-year delay is part of the story.
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National Security Agency. "NSA ‘Point Forecasts’: technology forecasting studies (brain–network interfaces, terahertz, energy harvesting)." 2010. Released 22 September 2026. https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/nsa-releases-cold-war-era-style-technology-forecasts-on-brain-network-interfaces-terahertz-systems-energy-harvesting-and-more/ (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0135).
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