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Wear This Device So the Boss Knows You’re Losing Weight

August 20, 2014

These are among the ethical questions still to be addressed about the appropriateness of companies tracking the physical activity of employees, said Harry Wang, a researcher for Parks Associates who has been studying the market. With wearable devices, collecting more sensitive information is likely to bring tougher government oversight, he said.

“There will be high levels of privacy, security and compliance requirements,” Wang said. “There will be high expectations from consumers about how the data will be used.”

From the article "Wear This Device So the Boss Knows You’re Losing Weight" by Adam Satariano.

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