http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/ Engadget Comments for Cloaking device could shield pacemakers from malicious signals http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/
My 4-yo son has a pacemaker and I feel terrified at the thought that someone could possibly shut it off remotely just for fun...]]>Aug 25th 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/
Wraith awaitin' launch orders]]>Aug 25th 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/"Although irresponsible attacks on pacemakers may seem unlikely, Dr Denning points out that in 2007 hackers posted flashing images to the Epilepsy Foundation's website - apparently with the aim of triggering attacks in people visiting the site."
4chan retards posting gifs are not hackers.

Why don't they just create some sort of device where the patient has to push a button or something in order for the pacemaker to receive commands? Or is that basically what they're describing here? It kind of seemed like it, but maybe they're just making it sound more complicated than it needs to be.]]>Aug 25th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 25th 2008 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 26th 2008 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/
The 401MHz radio system must be turned on in the implant by a magnetically-coupled communication (from less than two inches away) so the chances of malicious communication are nearly nil, and would have to be at the same time as a doctor is examining the patient or he is using a home-monitor device. As for the 900MHz system, I do not know how it is protected.

Future radio systems will undoubtedly be encrypted and require the proper keys to access the device.

In other words, much ado about nothing.]]>Aug 25th 2008 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/
*sigh*

Even Word's grammar checker would have caught that. Many tech geeks are also English geeks...it will not go unnoticed. Take the time to double-check.]]>Aug 25th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/
i'm in ur heartz, irregulatin your heartbeatz?]]>Aug 25th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/cloaking-device-could-shield-pacemakers-from-malicious-signals/Aug 26th 2008 3:55AM