Basics
Electronic devices worn on the body that collects and interprets user's data
What is wearable technology?
The most commonly used wearable device today
What is a Smartwatch?
Wireless protocol commonly used to connect wearables to smartphones
What is Bluetooth?
One benefit of wearable technology
What is Real-time monitoring / convenience / health tracking?
A major privacy concern with wearables
What is a data breach?
The main purpose of above
What is "to track, monitor, and analyze personal data (especially health/fitness)"?
One wearable medical device
What is a(n) Insulin pump / pacemaker / seizure detector?
Sent to first responders if a smartwatch detects a crash
What are GPS coordinates?
One limitation of wearable technology
What is Battery life / inaccurate data / over-reliance / computation?
US legislation that protects most health data, but not wearable's health data
What is HIPAA?
A category of consumer wearable technology
What is Smartwatch / fitness tracker / smart ring ?
The most popular soccer sports tracker
hint: we use them at RPI
What is the STATSports tracker vest? (or any
variation)
A concerning place for
wearable's data to end up
(depending on security)
What is cloud storage?
A common false positive in wearable tech
What is fall detection on apple watches?
A new device heavily scrutinized for invasion of bystander's privacy
What are Meta Ray-Ban Glasses?
A common area of the body in which wearable technology is attached
What is the wrist / finger / chest / head / clothing?
Contact lenses released in 2004 that advantaged athletes in intense sunlight
What are the Nike Maxsights?
Type of sensor that measures movement and orientation for step tracking
What is a(n) gyroscope / accelerometer?
A problem for users or healthcare providers' data centers
What is data overload? (can make information confusing, stressful, or harder to interpret)
The trade-off often discussed with wearables
What is convenience vs privacy?
Wearables passively collect this
What is body or movement data?
The first consumer wearable devices released in 1970
What is the calculator watch?
Advanced algorithms to nearly-guarantee data privacy
What is encryption?
Obsessing over normal health data changes
What is health anxiety?
At least 3 stakeholders in wearable technology
Who are: users, tech companies, government regulators, healthcare providers, insurance companies, or third party/data brokers