Wearable Devices

Mike Elgan reviews some recent wearable devices .

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New Wearable Devices

Dan Rosenbaum shares about the wearable devices shown at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Wearable Computing

Michelle Drolet warns of seven potential security problems that arise with wearable computing:

1. They often contain a large amount personal health information
2. They can be used for surreptitious audio or video recording
3. This technology often employs insecure wireless communication
4. These devices often do not encrypt data
5. Wearable security is not yet an issue of compliance
6. Software flaws in such devices are often unpatached
7. Mobile Device Management (MDM) software often does not account for these devices.

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Health Monitoring

Johnny Evans suggests that soon companies may require employees use wearable devices to monitor employee health . Mandating the use of a wearable device such as the Apple Watch may lower insurance rates, but has the potential to reduce individual privacy.

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