THE VIDEO SHELF · medical device software transparency
Keynote - Karen Sandler
Karen Sandler's keynote at Linux.conf.au 2012 on the software running inside medical devices such as her own pacemaker-defibrillator. She discusses the difficulty of learning what code runs in life-sustaining devices and why open source matters there.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it in threads about medical device security and software transparency as an excellent, personal case for open source in implants.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia
- Topic
- medical device software transparency
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2016
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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About that wireless connection to the device connected to your heart, and such things as security and bugs, here's a really excellent talk by Karen Sandler. [VIDEO]
joeyh on Hacker News · 2012-03
In Body Hacking: Thoughts Regarding My Magnet ImplantAnother really good talk about the topic, "freedon in my heart" by Karen Sandler: [VIDEO] It's mentioned in the article.
jordigh on Hacker News · 2016-08
In “I Want to Know What Code Is Running Inside My Body”
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