The project was developed using funding from Microsoft, and promises low-cost portable ultrasound access for medical care in non-traditional settings. The software for the USB ultrasound probe is open-source, and they’re currently working on trying to bring the device down to under $400.Of course, just as digital cameras have made it easier for annoying photographers to snap your photo and then attempt to sell it to you as a “reminder of your day”, there’s every chance this technology could fall into the wrong hands. Stand clear for drive-by ultrasound attacks, as pregnant
women are accosted by rogue clinicians, illicitly scanned, and then offered expensive snapshots of their beloved fetus.
The project was developed using funding from Microsoft, and promises low-cost portable ultrasound access for medical care in non-traditional settings. The software for the USB ultrasound probe is open-source, and they’re currently working on trying to bring the device down to under $400.Of course, just as digital cameras have made it easier for annoying photographers to snap your photo and then attempt to sell it to you as a “reminder of your day”, there’s every chance this technology could fall into the wrong hands. Stand clear for drive-by ultrasound attacks, as pregnant 
