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Software that supports your body should always respect your freedom (www.fsf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Software that controls your body should always respect your freedom. This article is a recap of scandals of medical devices, like hearing aids, insulin pumps, bionic eyes, and pacemakers, and what we can learn from them. It's astonishing: you wouldn't expect these devices to be run by software in such a way that they can leave you completely helpless.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why are they even connected to the internet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The same question applies to cars, refrigerators, AC, thermostats, TV (aside from multimedia streams), washing machines, sex toys, regular toys, house locks, fan controllers, tooth brushes, toasters, microwaves, water heaters, stoves, ovens, trimmers, shavers, watches, ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Providing information for your care providers to act on it. At least that's why I would WANT to have it. Is it being effectivly used like that though? I have no idea.