Psi: Telepathy vs Data Retrieval

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by cynner

Just grabbed the Psis book - didn't have that one; this seems to clarify that you don't normally 'store' the data in your brain, as there is a perk that lets you:

Perks: Internal Memory*

* A new Ergokinesis perk: When you access data using an
ability like Data Retrieval or Netrunning, you may choose to
store any of the files internally. You can then access this data
freely, although this perk grants no special ability to interpret it
– only plain text is natively understandable. Your storage capacity
is based on your IQ and TL: (IQ¥10) bytes at TL0-5, (IQ¥10)
kB at TL6, (IQ¥10) MB at TL7, (IQ¥10) GB at TL8, and so on.

Ah, I glossed over that one, as it's kind of hidden in the text of Hacker's Touch. The Mirror technique will give superior results, but the Perk is fairly useful for its cost.