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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those details need to be held by a 3rd party though, because if the company goes under, then the code and any critical information may become lost. Executives, employees, and other people might be fired or jump ship prior to any trigger points, so there could be no one that can be held accountable.

The FDA should hold everything necessary in escrow in perpetuity.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

They need to be forced to supply them to each and every customer along with the product itself.