Wearable fitness devices deliver early warning of possible COVID-19 infection
Fitness information like resting heart rate collected by wearable devices can't diagnose diseases, but it can signal when something is wrong. That can be enough to prompt a COVID-19 test.
Albert H. Titus, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York •
conversation
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Workplaces are turning to devices to monitor social distancing, but does the tech respect privacy?
Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they're not all the same when it comes to privacy.
Ari Trachtenberg, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Computer Science, Boston University •
conversation
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
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