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> The issue that I have is that every wearable device expects you to allow upload of sensitive information to their servers This is not the case with the Apple

> The issue that I have is that every wearable device expects you to allow upload of sensitive information to their servers This is not the case with the Apple Watch - your Health data lives and dies on your phone unless you back it up or choose to share it with other apps.

ferongr 7y ago
How do you know that? Have you examined the source code?
- ihattendorf 7y ago
  How far do you go with that? Have you examined your CPU with an electron microscope? What about the motherboard? Every peripheral? Where does it end? At some point you have to trust someone.
  - jodrellblank 7y ago
    If you don't wear a smartwatch while out and about, how is your desktop CPU at home going to upload your heard rate or location to the cloud?
    - manicdee 7y ago
      The only way to win is not to play?
      - jraph 7y ago
        Thank you. I lost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)
  - opan 7y ago
    Hopefully farther than nowhere. It seems like you're ignoring the dangers of proprietary software here entirely.
- dorgo 7y ago
  And don't forget to check the compiler code too..
  - Singletoned 7y ago
    And the compiler code that compiled the compiler.
- csunbird 7y ago
  Apple has a good history in respecting privacy. For example, if Facebook made a watch and claimed no data is sent from your watch to their servers, I would not believe in it. When Apple claims the same, I do believe it.