20K views · Jan 20, 2012 · 54:51 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2012–2016
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters point to it in threads about medical device security and software transparency as an excellent, personal case for open source in implants.
“here's a really excellent talk by Karen Sandler.”HN comment, 2012
“here's a really excellent talk by Karen Sandler.”
Talk on security and bugs in software running your heart device
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. this video
“Another really good talk about the topic”
Talk on software running inside your body
Another really good talk about the topic, "freedon in my heart" by Karen Sandler: this video It's mentioned in the article.
“Sandler gave a much longer version of the talk at LCA”
Longer version of Sandler's talk
Sandler gave a much longer version of the talk at LCA this 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
“discusses the challenges of finding anything out about life-sustaining medical technology”
Keynote on difficulty finding out about life-sustaining medical tech
Related: Karen Sandler's LC2012 keynote, which discusses the challenges of finding anything out about life-sustaining medical technology: this video
