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Keynote - Karen Sandler
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Karen Sandler's keynote at Linux.conf.au 2012 on the software running inside medical devices such as her own pacemaker-defibrillator. She discusses the difficulty of learning what code runs in life-sustaining devices and why open source matters there.
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HN commenters point to it in threads about medical device security and software transparency as an excellent, personal case for open source in implants.
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About that wireless connection to the device connected to your heart, and such things as security and bugs, here's a really excellent talk by Karen Sandler. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Another really good talk about the topic, "freedon in my heart" by Karen Sandler: [VIDEO] It's mentioned in the article.
Read original comment ↗Sandler gave a much longer version of the talk at LCA [VIDEO] The paper both are based on is at [LINK] edit: Also, similar points can be made about other embedded and safety-critical software. security through obscurity in automobiles is scary, some materials on this at [LINK]
Read original comment ↗Related: Karen Sandler's LC2012 keynote, which discusses the challenges of finding anything out about life-sustaining medical technology: [VIDEO]
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