The Future of Privacy?

By- Ajay Kumar JakharV sem(CSE)

Will it or won’t it be our future?

Wearable devices have been around for decades, and the evolution of the technology is poised to take off…

So, what’s holding it bacK?

As these products gomainstream, regulators aregrowing wary of the issuesassociated with these newtechnologies, especially withregards to data protection.

…and Privacy is at stake

Innovative Style or

GhosTIn Disguise?

Device Name What They Do? Potential Threat

Fitness BraceletsTrack steps taken, calories burnt, distance covered and planning

for your next route.It can expose your daily routine, your fitness

information and also can be used as a tracker.

Life BandsAltimeter, Music Control, Phone Compatibility, Silent Wake

Alarm, Sleep Measuring, and Call Notifications.It can be used to hack your phone and track human

behavior.

Shirt ClipsAttached to your shirt pocket, measure your steps and posture

and vibrates when you slouch.Track your information and expose it to health related

firms.

Google GlassTakes photos and videos, gets notifications and emails, sends

messages, and use Google programs.

It can read your mind and potentially influence your power to make the decision. It can help perverts to

silently take videos and images of their victims.

Body Sensors Collect information about what is going on inside your body.Can expose your body information to health insurance companies to increase your premium or even cancel

your insurance.

Digital PillsPatient body reaction for drugs, heart rate, skin temperature

and patient dose timing.Digital pills can be used to track the most innate body

stats and sold to pharmaceutical companies.

Smart WatchesWork like your smartphone, receive calls, send and receive

messages, check emails, notifications and store data.If lost, can be a key to your most confidential data

because it works with your phone.

Let’s face it.

Technology always attractive.isn’t

Things you should

WORRY about…

The Third-Party Problem

Third parties might not have the same data protection standards your device provides.

Rampant Data

Collection

The moment you accept the license agreement, wearable tech starts collecting your personal information.

Personal Privacy in Proximity…wherever you go, you’re de-privatizing your world.

Putting the privacy of those around you at risk, too ?

Privacy issues:

At the of the regulators’ concerns

Some of the uestions posed include:If and how these devices complies with data protection laws?

What information is collected via it and what information is shared with third

parties, including application developers?

How does it intend to use this information?

How does it intend to address the specific issues around facial recognition in

the future?

Is it doing anything about the broader social and ethical issues raised by such a

product, for example, the surreptitious collection of information about other

individuals?

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future for wearable technology?

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