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Keynote - Karen Sandler

Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia

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  • A classic. People kept recommending it from 2012 to 2016.
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  • An opinion. It argues one side of a question engineers disagree on.

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SecurityHardwareEmbedded systemsWeb and application securityOpen source

Karen Sandler discusses the security and safety risks of proprietary software in life-sustaining medical devices like her own pacemaker.

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What people say. Highly recommended for its compelling personal and technical arguments on why software in critical medical devices must be open source.

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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: link to this video It's mentioned in the article.
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mlinksvaon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Is an open-source pacemaker safer than closed-source?”

Sandler gave a much longer version of the talk at LCA link to 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
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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: link to this video
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