These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.

  • Armok: God of Blood@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    18·
    11 months ago

    IDK, I probably wouldn’t want every anon having access to the source code for my cybereyes, let alone something like a pacemaker. Companies should be legally mandated to maintain devices like these for the average human life expectancy.

    • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      Missing the fact Open Source software is generally more secure because more people are looking at the code. You don’t need to see the source to find a vulnerability, you do need it to patch one properly though.

      • CAVOK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        11 months ago

        It’s definitely one layer of security. If it’s your only layer then you’re in trouble.

    • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      Ignorance. You don’t understand any of the philosophy or the conduct of FOSS let alone close source.

      But…here…sign right here where the CIA/NSA/FBI/ETC. get any and all right to fuck you over any time the want to for any fucking reason.