Paper on the law and Implantable Devices security

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
> Date: July 26, 2010 7:46:59 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Paper on the law and Implantable Devices security

> Hi Dave, how are you?
>
> For IP.
>
>    Gadi.
>
> A new research paper from the Freedom And Law Center deals with issues that some of us keep raising these past few 
> years, and does a good job at it - bionic hacking (or cybernetic hacking if you prefer).
>
> "Killed by Code: Software Transparency in Implantable Medical Devices" outlines some of the history of these devices 
> and even shows some cases where devices have been recalled (likely due to software issues).
>
> Some of the paper's recommendations are especially interesting, such as to create a database of implantable devices 
> code, so that if the vendor disappears it can still be patched (I rephrased).
>
> While unintentional, I am considered the father of this field (not that I'm complaining) and I can't even begin to 
> tell you how excited I am that a field I have been evangelizing for some years now if finally getting more attention 
> -- even if from the legal standpoint with the main concern of liability.
>
> Still, I can't help but maintain some skepticism that before some disaster happens (to us or others) this won't be 
> taken too seriously.
>
> The paper can be found here:
> http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2010/transparent-medical-devices.html
>
> Here's a 2007 Wired article covering the subject from a talk I gave, covering the subject from a different 
> perspective:
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/08/will-the-bionic/
>
>    Gadi.



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