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242 • Cyborg Mind – National and international ethics councils (or similar institutions) should create conditions for education and constructive, well-informed, debates in the areas of neuronal interfaces and the resulting interactions between the mind and cyberspace.14 – The precautionary principle should be invoked when serious risks exist relating to neuronal interfaces. In particular, it should be possible to distin- guish between:15 – Active and passive interfaces, – Reversible and irreversible interfaces, – Offline and online interfaces, and – Medical and non-medical applications.16 – Because of the principle of integrity and inviolability of the human body, a person’s consent should not be sufficient for an interface to be used.17 – A person’s consent to use neuronal interfaces should be able to be with- drawn at any time. Notes 1. This reflects Article 9 of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 2. This reflects Article 9 of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 3. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 32–35. 4. This statement does not presuppose that the specific behaviour of a person should always be accepted. 5. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 32–35. 6. Based on Article 1 of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Right and Biomedicine. 7. Based on Article 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. 8. Based on Article 2 of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Right and Biomedicine. 9. This corresponds to Article 8 of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 10. This corresponds to Article 8 of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 11. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 32–33. 12. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 32–33. 13. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The  Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 33–35. 14. This corresponds to the regulations in Opinion No. 20 of the Secretariat of the EGE, The Ethical Aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body, 33–35. This open access edition has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license thanks to the support of Knowledge Unlatched. Not for resale.