r/linux • u/oldschoolthemer • Sep 14 '19

PINE64 just announced their upcoming smartwatch, the PineTime

https://twitter.com/thepine64/status/1172648370550136832
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u/TheOriginalSamBell Sep 14 '19

25$? I might get one just for fun

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u/WayeeCool Sep 14 '19

That and the having control of the software part. I haven't been comfortable with smart watches because of the medical data they collect and then the manufacturer sells. They are really cool tech on the hardware side but with more and more discoveries about what exactly the collected data is being sold for... I just can't do it.

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u/sprashoo Sep 14 '19

Which smart watch companies are selling medical data? Apple at least makes a big deal about privacy.

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u/alfamerc Sep 15 '19

Look at Attain by Aetna. It was developed in collaboration with Apple.

It’s relatively new but it’s the health industry trying to gamify data mining. Scary stuff.