17 - 20 Jun 2024 | Amsterdam

Every step you take: Wearables, data & responsibility

About this Session:

‘Congratulations, that's 10,000 steps.'\r\n‘You've hit 84% of your cardio goal for the day, and it's only 12:00.'\r\n‘You haven't stood up for an hour'\r\n'Have you drunk enough water today?'\r\n‘Inhale. Now exhale.'\r\nIt can sometimes feel like wearables were programmed by an overbearing parent. \r\nAnd like any overbearing parent, they're certainly keeping a watchful eye on us all. The data they generate can save lives. But at what cost? Who truly owns the health data our devices record? How secure is it? With whom is it shared? And to what benefit?