Gee, Doctor; I don't know - can I see the source code first?

Story: Hackable HeartsTotal Replies: 1
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BernardSwiss

Feb 18, 2013
8:16 PM EDT
This was worth listening to, just for Karen Sandler's account of her efforts to explain (to her doctor and her mother) her reservations about having a computer-controlled (wi-fi accessible?) pace-maker implanted in her chest.
tracyanne

Feb 18, 2013
9:00 PM EDT
Oops blue screen of death.

Sorry someone uploaded a rogue .exe file into your pacemaker, thankfully it's only a spambot, so you'll live, but everytime you go near an open wifi node your heart will slow down while it sends spam.

Nortons AntiVirus for your heart, the cure for heart burn.

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