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Password Protect For Your Pacemaker?

It is a sad day when a person has to worry about some one hacking there medical implants. I ponder if a track would be made by any one doing so?

I can see ID thieves attempting this.

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Edited: krakyn on 4th Sep, 2008 - 7:48pm

Pacemaker Your Protect Password

You know that is really sad! I can also see ID thieves trying to gather information this way but what is more disturbing to me is the fact that tampering could ultimately cause death.

Can it come down that it can be used as a weapon of sorts to "get rid" of someone--and if it can, like Krakyn asked, will it leave a path?

Can it be done accidentally--hacking for info but accidently changing the beats? And if not death, how many heart problems will be caused?

Password Protect For Your Pacemaker? Health & Special Psychology

Can you imagine the damage that could be done if a world leader had a pacemaker? Or a wealthy person could be held at ransom with their pacemaker. The cloaking device should be a standard inclusion when one gets a pacemaker.

Edited: alskann on 5th Sep, 2008 - 5:51pm

Pacemaker Your Protect Password

I would also have thought that it would have well an encrypted password or such so that access would be limited. Be one password not to forget.

Yes given that world leaders are not young this could be a real major concern for stopping possible terrorism acts.

Pacemaker Your Protect Password

Remember that Dick Chaney has a pacemaker/defibrillator....I'd love to reprogram that one.

Having just the serial number would not be enough to 'adjust' any settings. You would need the company's programmer and the patient within 3 feet of it.

Password Protect For Your Pacemaker?

If you are going to kidnap a president for instance then you are person of means and a program can be bought or created if one has an idea on the protocols used. Any disgruntled employee out there? Money talks loud.

Perhaps a quick interview and a preloaded program then what. Just saying if there's a will there's a way so why not make the way harder. Could be some scary divorces out there.