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1. Biene (einebiene@quitter.is)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 19:47:21 UTC Biene
   I'm pretty pissed off. I just read up on the software that goes with my blood glucose monitor, and it turns out the company (and their partners) will have access to all my data. That's pretty damn intimate. When I eat and how much, when I sleep, how often I inject or check my blood sugar levels. And there's no way around that. And I get the feeling I also have to switch back to windows. :-(
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   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 21:12:57 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @einebiene you can run a complete Windows system inside your Linux-based system using VirtualBox (when needed).Windows licence needed though
   • Biene (einebiene@quitter.is)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 22:00:01 UTC Biene

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     In a perfect world yes, and I totally agree with you. But what can I do? If I agree to this licence agreement and do something else they get me in trouble. And not signing it means not using the software, which means not being able to work with my doctor.
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   • Biene (einebiene@quitter.is)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 22:16:01 UTC Biene

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     Ah, isn't his wonderful! This software will also have ADVERTISEMENTS, and I'm only halfway through reading the licence agreement. I wonder what will be next.
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   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 22:42:48 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software
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     Sadly, tying medical equipment to non-free software is all too common. You're right, it's a huge privacy violation, and the End-User-Licence-Agreement allowing them to insert ads in your readouts just makes it worse. Do they make you sign up for an Outlook or Facebook account to keep up-to-date? I hope not. We need more !OpenHardware that runs !FreeSoftware.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 22:58:28 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se
     @einebiene how is the device connected? Bluetooth? USB?
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 23:15:40 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     The best-known case of non-free medical hardware is probably that of Karen Sandler ( @o0karen0o on #Twitter ), who wondered about the lack of access to source code for her pacemaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZGpES-St8 @einebiene
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   • Biene (einebiene@quitter.is)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 23:19:09 UTC Biene
     By the way, this is the thing. That's the monitor part, and the program is an analytical tool for all the collected data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhVdhcHesIE
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   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2017 23:31:47 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     And there's the terrifying story of Barnaby Jack, who was to give a Defcon talk revealing how to send a pacemaker a signal to deliver a high-voltage shock from a distance. He was found dead days before his scheduled appearance. https://www.rt.com/usa/hacker-pacemaker-barnaby-jack-639/
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2017 00:10:59 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se
     @einebiene  so we need a #Wine expert who can help with assigning the USB device to Wine. Does the device behave like a storage drive?
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2017 00:20:05 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @einebiene Hier schreibt ein Herr Sokrates: "Es gibt ein Linux utility fuer das freestyle libre" http://qttr.at/1rit #Diabetes
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2017 00:24:14 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se
     @einebiene If all else fails it will mostcertainly work with a virtual Win7 installation inside the Virtualbox software,as suggested earlier
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2017 00:26:32 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se
     @einebiene das ist schon ein bißchen Hardcore, käme aber komplett ohne die Windows-Software aus, die deine ganzen Daten herumsendet
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2017 21:27:24 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     An update from cyborg lawyer Karen Sandler @o0karen0o: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2017/apr/06/hack-proof/