What you give up when you put on a smartwatch or ring
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Wearable owners need to understand how their data is being handled.
- The US lacks federal regulations around consumer health data.
- Consumers should properly manage their data and explore privacy policies.
Our modern smartwatches and smart rings go far beyond counting steps, constantly collecting data on our fitness, sleep, fertility, and so much more, and uploading them to an app. (Remember the days when we were told not to share any information online? How quaint.) But this widespread adoption raises new questions about data privacy, security, and your rights -- because who actually owns all of that health data, you or the company collecting it?
The more data we collect, the more risk we take on of having our information compromised in a breach, or potentially having companies sell that data to third parties for marketing, insurance profiling,...
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