Smartwatch data can tell a fraudster a lot about you and your activities. All the info gathered, sent, and received by these devices becomes perfect for hijacking your identity and life (View Highlight)
Smartwatches gather tons of personalized information on you - passing it through connections like Bluetooth and the internet. Your GPS location, motion tracking, credit card transactions, and calendar in isolation may be relatively safe. But combined, these details can reveal your ATM PINs, passwords, daily routine, and more. In theory, if your manufacturer uses centralized, in-house services to store and process your data — a single company breach could open you to data theft. (View Highlight)
User data compiled on these devices are sent from your service provider to third-parties. This isn’t necessarily malicious, since this helps providers with data storage, processing, and analyzing to give you a better experience. (View Highlight)