OSCON 2011: Karen Sandler
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Karen Sandler, then Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, talks at OSCON 2011 about the risks of proprietary, closed-source software in implanted medical devices like her own pacemaker-defibrillator.
Brought up whenever medical device security or open-source firmware in implants is discussed.
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4 comments from Hacker News
Karen Sandler, then (2011) Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation on her experience trying to navigate the issue of getting a pacemaker-defibrilator, including fairly serious security concerns (device functioning can be affected by easily spoofed, unauthenticated radio communications): ▶ this video
▶ this video << not a new "cyber" concern, a very old concern, with a new scientific american article.
Karen Sandler of the GNOME Foundation discussed an issue similar to this nearly a year ago at OSCON (2011): ▶ this video Indeed, the first thing that came to mind when I saw this presentation was RMS' comment, as mentioned in this article.
I feel uneasy with body implanted microchips running proprietary software that can be accessed wirelessly. Am I the only one? Sure no, ask Karen Sandler. Relevant: ▶ this video