British becomes first human "infected" by a computer virus[views:1976][posts:5]________________________________ [May 26,2010 4:27pm - zyklon ""] Sure, a cybernetic-filled, dystopian future may sound nice and cheery, but what happens when all your snazzy implants get infected with a computer virus? That's what one brave researcher at the University of Reading is attempting to find out, and he's now actually gone so far as to willingly "infect" himself in the name of science. As you might expect, however, this is all this very much a proof of concept, but Dr. Mark Gasson says that the infected RFID chip in his hand was indeed able to pass on the virus to an external control device in his trials, and he warns that the eventual real world implications could be far more dire. Gasson is particularly concerned when it comes to medical implants, which he says could potentially become infected by other implants in the body, and even pass on the "infection" to other people. Head on past the break for the BBC's report, and try not to be too startled by the Dalek in the room. |
| __________________________________ [May 26,2010 6:01pm - brian_dc ""] I will punch your tit if you ever try anything like this again |
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| _________________________________________ [May 26,2010 6:21pm - anonymouse nli ""] Good book. |
| _____________________________________________________________________________________________ [May 26,2010 10:10pm - Munching on the Hairy Balls of Christ While Punching His Prostate ""] UK = dying of AIDS like Paul Gray, Chuck Schuldiner, Dimebag Darell but not Pete Steele or Ronnie James Dio |
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