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1. einebiene

   I'm pretty pissed off. I just read up on the software that goes with my blood glucose monitor, and it turns out the company (and their partners) will have access to all my data. That's pretty damn intimate. When I eat and how much, when I sleep…

   Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 19:47:21 UTC von quitter.is
   • mcscx und Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca wiederholte dies.
   • mcscx

     @einebiene you can run a complete Windows system inside your Linux-based system using VirtualBox (when needed).Windows licence needed though

     Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 21:12:57 UTC
   • einebiene

     Ah, isn't his wonderful! This software will also have ADVERTISEMENTS, and I'm only halfway through reading the licence agreement. I wonder what will be next.

     Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 22:16:01 UTC
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Free, Libre, and Open Source Software , Open Hardware

     Sadly, tying medical equipment to non-free software is all too common. You're right, it's a huge privacy violation, and the End-User-Licence-Agreement allowing them to insert ads in your readouts just makes it worse. Do they make you sign up f…

     Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 22:42:48 UTC
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

     The best-known case of non-free medical hardware is probably that of Karen Sandler ( @o0karen0o on #Twitter ), who wondered about the lack of access to source code for her pacemaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZGpES-St8 @einebiene

     
     Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 23:15:40 UTC
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

     And there's the terrifying story of Barnaby Jack, who was to give a Defcon talk revealing how to send a pacemaker a signal to deliver a high-voltage shock from a distance. He was found dead days before his scheduled appearance. https://www.rt…

     Tuesday, 04-Apr-17 23:31:47 UTC
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

     An update from cyborg lawyer Karen Sandler @o0karen0o: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2017/apr/06/hack-proof/

     Thursday, 06-Apr-17 21:27:24 UTC