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Wearable Technology Privacy Concerns

Womble Bond Dickinson

Wellness Wearables and Big Data

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Nearly half of Americans have tried wellness wearables or another digital health product. In a global pandemic, can we use the information tracked by wellness wearables to help prevent further spread and infection?...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

As Wearable Technology Booms, Sports And Athletic Organizations At All Levels Face Privacy Concerns

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As wearable and analytics technology continues to explode, professional sports leagues, such as the NFL, have aggressively pushed into this field. (See Bloomberg). NFL teams insert tiny chips into players shoulder pads to...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

March Fadness: Wearable Tech in the Workplace

Wearable technology continues to do a full court press on the marketplace and in the process, the step counters of the world and health apps tied to devices capable of tracking real-time biostatistics, are revolutionizing the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Could Wellness Programs Be Making Your Company “Sick?” The Potential Perils of Collecting Biometric Data About Employees

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Wearable devices that track and record personal biometric data are hardly new to the technology scene. In addition to the now-commonplace electronic pedometers and heart rate monitors, there are portable and wearable devices...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Wearable Device Data: The Next Big Thing for Employment Litigation Cases

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Wearable device data may be the next big thing in the world of evidence for employment cases since social media. Given that it has already been used in personal injury and criminal cases, it is only a matter of time before...more

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The Transformation of the Workplace Through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation: Employment and Labor Law Issues,...

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The twin forces of technology and globalization are reinventing and redefining the workplace and the way work is performed. The workplace automation of the last century is rapidly being augmented and replaced by intelligent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CDT and Fitbit report on wearable health tracker devices

Recently, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), through the cooperation of Fitbit, Inc. (Fitbit), released new guidance about wearable health tracker devices called “Toward Privacy Aware Research and Development in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Experts cite employee wellness programs as area of data privacy concern

In an effort to curb rising healthcare costs, many employers have introduced wellness programs, which use assessments and motivators to improve employee health. Such programs collect information from various sources including...more

Zelle  LLP

Wearable Technology: Rewards and Risks

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Wearables will soon be everywhere. They’ll be on our wrists, around our waists, arms, and fingers, in our shoes, and embedded in our uniforms. Wearable technology promises great things for employers, but like all technology...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Assessing cybersecurity risks and protecting consumer data before filing for an IPO in the age of the Internet of Things

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In May of this year, Fitbit Inc. (Fitbit) filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for upwards of $100 million. With more and more consumers using wearable devices, privacy concerns have skyrocketed. However, since 2011,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Wearables and the Future of Intellectual Property Law

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Wearables are a fast-growing segment of the consumer technology market. But how will these new devices affect the field of intellectual property law? Attorneys Seth Northrop and Aaron Fahrenkrog discuss patent damages,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Regulating a Healthy Lifestyle? FDA Distributes New Draft Guidance on “General Wellness Products”

On January 16, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promulgated a much - anticipated draft guidance concerning the classification and regulation of general wellness products. The draft guidance is the FDA’s latest...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

On the Twelfth Day of Privacy, My True Love Gave to Me …. 12 Different Types of Wearables!

And what will that new gadget be spilling about you?? There is no doubt that wearable devices are among the hottest gifts of the season! From fitness bands and smart watches to wearable cameras and the Google Glass,...more

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Wearable Devices in the Workplace Challenge Data Security and Privacy

Wearable devices, including health and activity monitors, video and audio recorders, location trackers, and other interconnected devices in the form of watches, wristbands, glasses, rings, bracelets, belts, gloves, earrings,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Worn on the Sleeve

Watches that monitor sleep quality. Skullcaps that gauge head injury. An infant bodysuit that sends temperature and breathing updates to a mobile device. Ear buds that track your heart rate. These are just some of the...more

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