Software that controls your body should always respect your freedom. This article is a recap of scandals of medical devices, like hearing aids, insulin pumps, bionic eyes, and pacemakers, and what we can learn from them. It’s astonishing: you wouldn’t expect these devices to be run by software in such a way that they can leave you completely helpless.

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    I ran an iPhone for many years and never updated anything at all. The apps were updated automatically.

    Edit: Ah, you’re talking about an iOS update. Forgive my lack of reading comprehension. Apps that have been automatically updated have been known to stop working, however.

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      No worries. I clearly should have articulated my point better. I’m always worried about over explaining or sounding pendantic.

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        I’m always worried about over explaining or sounding pendantic.

        That makes two of us :)