<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 4:17 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Fri, 23 Aug 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:<br>
> Well. I hope they protect their heads from cyber attacks by then.<br>
> Also, solar flares or EMP attacks could interfere with the implants.<br>
> If everybody is relying on implants, could their destruction turn<br>
> everybody into zombies?<br>
> Even now, if all the smartphones were suddenly destroyed, many people<br>
> would be pretty helpless.<br>
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Isn't this old news? Haven't people tampered with breaks in teslas and <br>
aren't people with pacemakers susceptible to electronic interference?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>A strong enough EMP can have biological effects. Granted, it generally requires much stronger than for electronics to impart lasting damage.</div><div><br></div><div>As for preventing cyber attacks, it would help to address the disinformation campaigns that are adversely affecting a great many human beings today. </div></div></div>