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1. BeeMcBeeface (einebiene)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 15:47:21 EDT BeeMcBeeface
   I'm pretty pissed off. I just read up on the software that goes with my blood glucose monitor, and it turns out the company (and their partners) will have access to all my data. That's pretty damn intimate. When I eat and how much, when I sleep, how often I inject or check my blood sugar levels. And there's no way around that. And I get the feeling I also have to switch back to windows. :-(
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   • BeeMcBeeface (einebiene)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 18:16:01 EDT BeeMcBeeface

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     Ah, isn't his wonderful! This software will also have ADVERTISEMENTS, and I'm only halfway through reading the licence agreement. I wonder what will be next.
     Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca repeated this.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 18:42:48 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software
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     Sadly, tying medical equipment to non-free software is all too common. You're right, it's a huge privacy violation, and the End-User-Licence-Agreement allowing them to insert ads in your readouts just makes it worse. Do they make you sign up for an Outlook or Facebook account to keep up-to-date? I hope not. We need more !OpenHardware that runs !FreeSoftware.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 19:15:40 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     The best-known case of non-free medical hardware is probably that of Karen Sandler ( @o0karen0o on #Twitter ), who wondered about the lack of access to source code for her pacemaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZGpES-St8 @einebiene
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 19:31:47 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     And there's the terrifying story of Barnaby Jack, who was to give a Defcon talk revealing how to send a pacemaker a signal to deliver a high-voltage shock from a distance. He was found dead days before his scheduled appearance. https://www.rt.com/usa/hacker-pacemaker-barnaby-jack-639/
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2017 17:27:24 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     An update from cyborg lawyer Karen Sandler @o0karen0o: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2017/apr/06/hack-proof/