Health Smart Watch Ethical Dilemma

Summary

Over the years, wearable devices (smartwatches) have become increasingly popular and one of the most promising tech devices on the market, especially from the healthcare perspective. Top tech companies such as Apple, Google (Fitbit), Samsung understood the potential of wearable health devices and have significantly invested in this domain. What started off as a watch that performs simple tasks like receiving and making phone calls/messaging, this device can now track fitness activities and get notifications, listen to music, use the built-in GPS, and make contactless payments. This paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the Apple Watch in the healthcare context, going through the technologies and use cases, ethical issues, and possible recommendations to address these ethical issues.