Yeah and besides, with the government take over of our healthcare system, and the general lack of privacy in all smart phones, why would anyone want their health info monitored by one of these devices that, in the end, reports it all back to big brother.
Sounds paranoid but in today’s world I could see an insurance company denying benefits for someone because “they did not walk enough according to the records of their watch”
Well, that would be a valid point, if it actually did report back to "big brother". It doesn't. All of the data is stored in a special "secure enclave" on the phone and the use control what data to share with whom (that is, approve apps to use the stored data on an app-by-app basis).
I have no idea if this is going to be a winner for Apple, but there's no point in criticizing it for things it won't even do.
Can you explain to me what would concern you about anyone, even the government knowing that you walked a mile today, and also up five flights of stairs?
I’m not ever sure the government would want to know that. What would be the benefit? For that matter, what would be the negative exposure on your part even if they did?
And ultimately, how do you know the government could get access to that information?
Whew...