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Except this isn't anything special. Literally anyone can do this with an MCU of some type and a 50 cent device. Bluetooth, RF, NFC, etc. This just makes is a
by k_roy 2y ago
Except this isn't anything special.
Literally anyone can do this with an MCU of some type and a 50 cent device. Bluetooth, RF, NFC, etc. This just makes is a nice little convenient package.
There is victim blaming and there is practicality.
A pacemaker that can't withstand random radio bursts is useless, as the first time you walk down the street you are dead.
So unless you are going to ban any sort of microcontroller, and very well documented and simple circuit designs, this is still not victim blaming.
- CJefferson 2y agoAlmost every residential building ever built can be broken into by throwing a brick through a window. We could use reinforced glass, but most people don’t. We still convict people for throwing bricks through people’s windows. Generally speaking pacemakers aren’t failing from random radio signals, but if they fail if you specifically attack them, it’s your fault.
- k_roy 2y agoAnd much like a brick, for every nefarious use, there are 10 valid uses. Just like anything else, it's just a tool, and because a tool can do bad things doesn't mean the tool should be illegal.