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Bricked? No no no. Devices still working but just don't get updates. I don't know how people think devices need updates to keep working. No they don't and no t
by dncornholio 4y ago
Bricked? No no no. Devices still working but just don't get updates.
I don't know how people think devices need updates to keep working. No they don't and no they shouldn't.
- bearmode 4y agoIt's not just about software updates or improvements, it's about being unable to even get them repaired anymore. Something goes wrong? Tough shit, you have a useless lump of metal in your eye (which can cause medical complications on its own)
- danpalmer 4y agoFor 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.
- dncornholio 4y agoSomething so critical shouldn't be build with needing to have security updates. It's a design flaw. Make the device physically secure instead.
- kjs3 4y agoWell...it's inside their bodies, so...
- musingsole 4y agoPacemakers 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.