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Re:Orphaned neurological implants by danpalmer on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @07:17AM (#33967897)
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.

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Re:Orphaned neurological implants by dncornholio on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:11AM (#33969072)
Something so critical shouldn't be build with needing to have security updates. It's a design flaw. Make the device physically secure instead.
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Re:Orphaned neurological implants by kjs3 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:50AM (#33971496)
Well...it's inside their bodies, so...
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Re:Orphaned neurological implants by musingsole on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:54AM (#33969616)
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.
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