Wait, Amazon's New Wearable Needs to See Me in My Underwear?
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.
To get the most out of Amazon’s new wearable wristband, you’ll need to send the company semi-nude pictures of yourself.
The Halo is a fitness tracker that promises to improve your health. But to fully enjoy the benefits, Amazon needs some personal data, including how much fat is on your body. The company could’ve just asked for your weight and height. However, the health experts behind Halo want to instead calculate your body fat percentage, citing it as a better indicator for health and longevity.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/wait-amazons-new-wearable-needs-to-see-me-in-my-underwear
#Amazon #Halo #wearable #devices #privacy
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.
To get the most out of Amazon’s new wearable wristband, you’ll need to send the company semi-nude pictures of yourself.
The Halo is a fitness tracker that promises to improve your health. But to fully enjoy the benefits, Amazon needs some personal data, including how much fat is on your body. The company could’ve just asked for your weight and height. However, the health experts behind Halo want to instead calculate your body fat percentage, citing it as a better indicator for health and longevity.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/wait-amazons-new-wearable-needs-to-see-me-in-my-underwear
#Amazon #Halo #wearable #devices #privacy
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Wait, Amazon's New Wearable Needs to See Me in My Underwear?
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.
AI experts doubt Amazon's new Halo wearable can accurately judge the emotion in your voice, and worry about the privacy risks
Amazon on Thursday launched Amazon Halo, a wearable band to compete with FitBit and Apple Watch. Like its competitors, Halo can track heart rate and sleep patterns, but it's also looking to differentiate itself with a peculiar feature: judging your emotional state from your tone of voice.
"Amazon Tone" claims to tell you how you sound to other people. It uses "machine learning to analyze energy and positivity in a customer's voice so they can better understand how they may sound to others, helping improve their communication and relationships," Amazon's press release for Halo reads.
https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-skeptical-amazon-halo-judges-emotional-state-from-voice-2020-8
#Amazon #Halo #privacy
Amazon on Thursday launched Amazon Halo, a wearable band to compete with FitBit and Apple Watch. Like its competitors, Halo can track heart rate and sleep patterns, but it's also looking to differentiate itself with a peculiar feature: judging your emotional state from your tone of voice.
"Amazon Tone" claims to tell you how you sound to other people. It uses "machine learning to analyze energy and positivity in a customer's voice so they can better understand how they may sound to others, helping improve their communication and relationships," Amazon's press release for Halo reads.
https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-skeptical-amazon-halo-judges-emotional-state-from-voice-2020-8
#Amazon #Halo #privacy