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These various networked computer components being attached to our bodies make me very nervous. See: hackers control pacemaker shock cycles with malware. [1] So
by waihtis 6y ago
These various networked computer components being attached to our bodies make me very nervous. See: hackers control pacemaker shock cycles with malware. [1]
Software will always be vulnerable and it’s just a matter of time until someone gets eliminated by this vector - or worse, think about a wormable exploit aimed at mass adopted Neuralinks to mass fry people..
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/pacemaker-hack-malware-black-hat/ https://www.wired.com/story/pacemaker-hack-malware-black-hat...
- rocqua 6y agoIt is scary, but what is the actual incentive? Terrorism, and that is it as far as I can see. In cyber up until know, criminals and espionage seem like much bigger threats than terrorism. We are introducing a new attack surface here, and it makes sense to consider whether we want to. But it is not an attack surface that seems likely to attract many attackers.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoReally invasive ads is the main one I'd say. Imagine scammy supplement ads appearing on your phone whenever your hearth beat got a bit unusual. Heck, maybe messing with the rate for a short while is harmless but scary, and a good time to show ads for some pills...
- blackflame7000 6y agoSort of like a Smart watch?
- SiempreViernes 6y agoGood point, though people with pacemakers and people with smartwatches don't overlap very well.
- titzer 6y agoRansom.
- jtrip 6y ago[0][1] * Change in opinion on a given topic by the intruder group paid off by some government/megacorp/group. i.e., voter/social mindspace on demand. - Change of opinion of critical lynch-pin individuals. * 'Drone' soldiers made of disposable 'bodies' * Personality graft * Surveillance - Thought Policing - (Corporate) Espionage * Remote Kill switch etc... [0] Science Fiction [1] Ghost in the Shell