Tag: wearables
  • Dec 14, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Reviewers call the Amazon Halo wearable the “most invasive we’ve ever tested”

The preliminary feedback from initial reviewers of Amazon’s wearable Halo band is in: namely that the Amazon Halo band is “the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested.” How invasive could it be? Besides the normal stuff we’ve come to expect from wearables such as location tracking, the health tracking band asks you to submit voice … Continue reading “Reviewers call the Amazon Halo wearable the “most invasive we’ve ever tested””

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  • Nov 7, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Google, Facebook and many others are coming for your health data: watch out for your privacy

Last week, Google announced that it would be buying Fitbit, valuing the 12-year-old company at $2.1 billion. Many have seen this as an attempt to boost Google’s position in the wearables sector. So far, the company’s Wear OS platform has made relatively little impact. The acquisition certainly improves Google’s position, but it is only part … Continue reading “Google, Facebook and many others are coming for your health data: watch out for your privacy”

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