Wearable tech creates a new opportunity for private data to be collected, whether with or without the user's knowledge. And oftentimes, the user might have granted permission, without realizing quite what they were giving up. . As previously reported on TechRepublic, the amount of data being collected on each user is astounding. The article quoted Damien Mehers, a wearables developer who built the Evernote app for Pebble and the Samsung Galaxy Gear, who said, "Especially with the fitness [devices], if you read the license agreements, if people really realized what they are signing up for, they might be horrified at what they're allowing the companies to do with the data. I think there needs to be more clarity and perspective from the user." The link for this article located at ZDNet Blogs is no longer available. . As previously reported on TechRepublic, the amount of data being collected on each user is astoundin. wearable, creates, opportunity, private, collected, whether, without. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A "DIY cyborg" has a surgically implanted chip that reads his body temperature and delivers the data to a mobile device. Warning: his subcutaneous sensor might make your own skin crawl.. If Tim Cannon wants to check his temperature, he doesn't need a thermometer. The biochip that's been surgically implanted in his arm does it for him, transmitting the data in real time, via Bluetooth, to an Android device. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . Explore the innovative way a bionic individual monitors their heart rate using a wireless sensor embedded within their anatomy, blending technology seamlessly with human physiology.. Bluetooth Biochip, Implant Technology, Body Temperature Monitoring. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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