It's not just about software updates or improvements, it's about being unable to even get them repaired anymore. Something goes wrong? Tough shit, you have a useless lump of metal in your eye (which can cause medical complications on its own)
For something so critical that it's literally in your body I think things like security updates are a necessity.
Arguably, working incorrectly is worse than not working.
Re:Orphaned neurological implants
by dncornholio on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:11AM
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Something so critical shouldn't be build with needing to have security updates. It's a design flaw. Make the device physically secure instead.
Well...it's inside their bodies, so...
Re:Orphaned neurological implants
by musingsole on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:54AM
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Pacemakers were medically implanted for a decade or more simply as ruggedized devices ready for a 10 year no-service operational lifetime. Most of the hardware in a pacemaker still has to be designed that way.
I don't know how people think devices need updates to keep working. No they don't and no they shouldn't.