Not in my Home!!!

[Curt Harms]

Similar things have happened a number of times. Also the Apple Watch has saved a lot of lives by alerting people to unusual heart rate/rhythms that it detects. Just a few weeks ago I read about a guy having a mild heart attack but he didn't feel bad enough to go to the ER. Then the watch told him to.

This sort of thing is where 'wearables' seem to have a real future. Being able to monitor things like heart beat and glucose/insulin levels 24/7 without being wired up seems to offer real value. The trick would be insure that the data harvested only ends up in the intended hands.

[Jim Koepke]

This sort of thing is where 'wearables' seem to have a real future. Being able to monitor things like heart beat and glucose/insulin levels 24/7 without being wired up seems to offer real value. The trick would be insure that the data harvested only ends up in the intended hands.

There have been some security issues with Fitbit tracking exposing the whereabouts of military personnel:

https://mashable.com/2018/01/28/stra.../#jQQm_799hPqq

The Fitbit is a great idea, but like so many great ideas it may have vulnerabilities.

jtk

[Carlos Alvarez]

There have been some security issues with Fitbit tracking exposing the whereabouts of military personnel:

https://mashable.com/2018/01/28/stra.../#jQQm_799hPqq

The Fitbit is a great idea, but like so many great ideas it may have vulnerabilities.

jtk

That's not a vulnerability, the product is working exactly as intended. But people were allowed to use devices that exposed data that shouldn't be. Same problem as carrying modern phones with GPS and motion tracking, wearing an Apple Watch, etc.