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The other unfortunate side-effect of this research is that they just explained in detail how to hack into an un-suspecting users pump. Imagine the other versio
by mox1 7y ago
The other unfortunate side-effect of this research is that they just explained in detail how to hack into an un-suspecting users pump.
Imagine the other version of this story, where an advanced attacker does all of this, because "Prominent Political Figure X" wears this insulin pump...
- rtkwe 7y agoThis isn't enough to attack the pump in that way you'd still have to defeat the pairing step to make the pump accept commands from a transmitter.
- bleair 7y agoAside from all the technical arguments, why don’t more devices give me clear explicit control (pairing, even if I want to allow remote control) and even better transparent indication of how the device is running
- emiliobumachar 7y agoTo what extend would you be willing to write down a living will exonerating the manufacturer and be extra clear with your loved ones that you're choosing to take a risk?