And what you are doing, whether standing or sitting or whatever. Very creepy when you think about it.
I resisted getting one, at first. Then I realized the health benefits, measuring heart rate, EKG, blood oxygen, etc. There are a few times when I was hammering with tools and the watch pulsed and stated "It looks like you fell, are you ok?". And if I didn't respond it was set to dial 911 for help. I quickly told it I'm ok, and pressed "I didn't fall". A couple other times I did fall buy said I'm okay. One time it actually called 911 and I apologized to the dispatcher that it was an erroneous call. When I do strenuous activities it warns me that my heart rate is too high, a couple other times while sleeping it woke me and said my heart rate was too low. Very valuable device for me.
Then there are other benefits like when I'm driving and can take calls on my watch without having to fumble for the iPhone. Nice device.
true story, however, certain details will be obscured.
Someone I know was talking with his supervisor about employer mandated online quarterly learning/education requirements for a facility, where everyone had some level of security clearance. One of the courses was about maintaining OPSEC regarding the day to day handling of certain information, which cannot be disclosed without the proper clearance level and a need to know.
This conversation happened to coincide with the rollout of apple watches, issued by the employer, for anyone who wanted one. This person declined the offer, for personal privacy concerns. The supervisor however, was wearing one of the newly issued apple watches.
The individual asked the supervisor; “Considering that the watch is always listening, doesn’t our employer consider this an OPSEC risk?”
As the supervisor was dismissing this as no real concern, the watch spoke and asked; “would you like more information about OPSEC?”
TRUE story, yet the watches remain.
The real downside is that battery lives never improved very much and those tiny batteries don’t last long at all. They advertise 2 days or whatever, but after a year you’re lucky to get 8 hours, then downhill quick. I had hope smart watches, but without some major battery advance they’re doomed.
They are really good for workout tracking though.