Keynote - Karen Sandler
Why Hacker News recommends 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.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2012 to 2016.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec joeyh · 2012-03 · on “Body Hacking: Thoughts Regarding My Magnet Implant”
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. [this video]
Recommends jordigh · 2016-08 · on ““I Want to Know What Code Is Running Inside My Body””
Another really good talk about the topic, "freedon in my heart" by Karen Sandler: [this video] It's mentioned in the article.
Cites mlinksva · 2012-05 · on “Is an open-source pacemaker safer than closed-source?”
Sandler gave a much longer version of the talk at LCA [this video] The paper both are based on is at [LINK] edit: Also, similar points can be made about other embedded and safety-critical software. security through obscurity in automobiles is scary, some materials on this at [LINK]
Cites rodgerd · 2015-05 · on “CVE-2015-3459 – Hospira Lifecare PCA Infusion Pump”
Related: Karen Sandler's LC2012 keynote, which discusses the challenges of finding anything out about life-sustaining medical technology: [this video]