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Lawyer Demands Pacemaker Vendor Supply Source Code

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 21, 2012 @02:33AM from the write-your-own-plugins dept.

oztiks writes "Lawyer Karen Sandler's heart condition means she needs a pacemaker to ward off sudden death. Instead of trusting that the vendor will create a flawless platform for the device to operate, Sandler has demanded to see the device's source code. Sandler's reasoning brings into question the device's reliably, stability, and oddly enough, security."

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Re:It's not forced on her by Salgak1 · 2012-01-21 13:48 · Score: 1, Offtopic

You obviously haven't been following the news. US Law is now Uber Alles. Ask anyone in us.gov, they'll tell you,. How else do you explain arresting someone who owns a company in Hong Kong and lives in New Zealand ???