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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s one aspect, absolutely.

The other side of that coin though, is if you really want random people tinkering with things directly attached to your body, without having a proper way to test beforehand?

These types of devices need to go through testing before they reach human trials for a reason. While I’m happy to trust security of data and even control of my while home to FOSS communities, I honestly don’t know that I’d trust anonymous individuals online with no skin in the game with my literal body.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, that's a legitimate concern, but letting this technology die along with a dying company is a waste. Imagine it getting brought by some patent trolls who wouldn't do anything with it.