Post by @tinker@infosec.exchange

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/117144449306496440

You can absolutely create new technological advancements without needing to build in surveillance or genAI.

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(Note: the step counter and bluetooth are localized to the watch. You set it up to be recorded by another app. If that other app breaks privacy and sends telemetry back to some uncontrolled centralized server, then that defeats the purpose. But if the app just records and stores locally or sends back to a controlled server, then it's chill.)

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@number6@fosstodon.org 13 min. ago

@tinker

The article rambles off midway and doesn't talk much about the new watch. What is the "Search" function?

My experience with watches is that once you replace a battery, the watch is no longer water resistant. But maybe that's my ineptitude as an amateur jeweler.

At one point in a busy life I liked the idea of wearing a watch in the shower because that way you can time the shower, and you also don't forget to put it back on.

Nonya Bidniss

@Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange 59 min. ago

@tinker I've had the earlier ABL-100 mentioned in the article for a year (?) and I mainly use it as a step tracker. I don't use it with the app which stores data over time online. I just use it disconnected to track the steps for a given day. Otherwise it's a typical Casio with all the various functions. Seeing this on a smaller, cheaper model is a good thing.

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