Wearable devices such as the day, who is the user privacy protection?

The annual CES ended in Las Vegas on Friday, and the smart watch that has been quiet for ten years has revived at this exhibition, and wearable devices have moved from concept to reality. At the same time, wearable devices based on the Internet, rooted in the Internet of Things, and mobile intelligence, because they perceive and record "everything" information about the user's body and behavior, have caused industry concerns about user data security and personal information protection.

Wearable devices such as the day, who is the user privacy protection?

The picture shows the first video screenshot taken by US users via Google Glass.

The picture shows the first video screenshot taken by US users via Google Glass.

First, wearable devices are detonated by CES

Wearables are considered to be another disruptive product after tablets and smartphones. This year's CES, in addition to the two new highlights of smart home and car networking, has almost become the arena of wearable devices. Garmin, Intel, Sony, CSR, Fossil, Pebble and other international giants have exhibited wearable devices such as fitness wristbands, smart wristbands, fitness trackers, Bluetooth smart jewelry, high-end smart watches and stainless steel smart watches.

According to some statistics, there are no fewer than 100 types of wearable devices exhibited at this year's CES.

Second, wearable devices are everywhere in the future

Wearable devices are programmable, mobile, smart, and interconnected. With the rapid spread of the mobile Internet and the widespread use of Internet of Things technologies, wearable devices will accompany people's daily lives, smart homes, healthcare and fitness. At present, wearable devices are mostly in the form of portable accessories that have some computing functions and can be connected to mobile phones and various types of terminals. The mainstream product forms mainly include the following four types:

1. Watches supported by wrists, including watches, rings, wristbands and other products.

2. The Glass category supported by the head and neck, including glasses, helmets, headwear, ties, headphones and other products.

3. Shoes that are supported by the foot, including shoes, socks, anklets, or other ankle accessories in the future.

4. The girdle type supported by the waist, including belts, belts and slimming belts.

In addition, non-mainstream functional products include crutches, wheelchairs, bandages, school bags, clothing, and the like. In the future, even small products such as buttons may become smart wearable devices. Imagine if the smart watch collects personal physiological information and transmits the data to the mobile phone, the mobile phone will be able to remind the user whether to apply sunscreen or moisturizing milk according to physiological indicators. The wearable device has been from health monitoring, behavior monitoring to all aspects of life.

Third, China's wearable equipment starts from the wind

Policy: On October 8, last year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) specifically stated that the organization of the implementation of the 2013 mobile Internet and fourth-generation mobile communications (TD-LTE) industrialization, the wearable devices are clearly listed as "support focus." It is required to develop multi-type wearable devices that can be commercialized for mobile Internet applications.

Enterprise: There have been a number of wearable devices at the Beijing Communication Exhibition in the first half of the above notice. Following the release of ZTE at CES this time, Huawei will exhibit related products at MWC one month later. Companies that have or will soon introduce wearable devices in China include Lenovo, Shanda, Coolpad, Haier, Qihoo, Xiaomi and Datang.

Capital: IDG, Jingwei Ventures, Aurora Ventures, Gobi Capital, Innovation Works, Dexun Investment and many other early investment institutions have been paying attention to this field since the previous year. As of September last year, there have been more than 30 cases of venture capital investment in the domestic wearable technology field.

Market: In the forefront of China's electronic information industry, IT stores have sold GEAK Watch, in watch, å’•å’š bracelet, smart necklace "Magic Bean" and pedometer and fetal heart rate devices. According to the store, in addition to smart watches, the best selling is the health care equipment such as bracelets.

Trends: In 2012, China's wearable devices accounted for more than a quarter of the world's shipments. From 2013 to 2015, China's wearable device shipments may increase by more than 16 times, with more than 40 million units, and the market size will increase 19 times to reach 11.5 billion yuan.

From Samsung's smart watch "GEAR" trademark application to "Google Glass" caused market shocks, and then to Apple's "iWatch" related patents frequently exposed, all indicate that international manufacturers are far ahead in the wearable field, but from ZTE, Huawei, Lenovo, Looking at the product strategy and market layout of leading companies such as Coolpad, domestic manufacturers will be able to come later.

Fourth, wearable device integration user privacy

Wearable devices release massive amounts of data through the Internet, whether it is the marketing of the user for the user, or the personal identity and consumption habits of the user, and become various data that can be stored, processed, deepened, and integrated. . Behind the large amount of data, there are a lot of economic, social and even political interests hidden.

Right now, people are increasingly dependent on the web, and wearables reinforce this dependency. When wearable devices are imprinted with health indicators, lifestyle preferences, behavioral habits, trajectories, and work history, the risk of data security and personal privacy breaches will increase dramatically.

There is no doubt that the greater the amount of data that can be recorded by a wearable device, the more personal privacy that is available, and the greater the information security risks. In other words, if you use this wearable device for a long time, everything about you personally will be nowhere to be seen, including health and living conditions, which may be exposed or discovered, leaked and unscrupulous at any time. And illegal use.

In short, when wearable devices connect people, things, and the Internet more closely, the challenge of personal privacy protection will be greater.

5. Wearable photos are more likely to invade others.

On June 27, 2012, Google released Google Glass, a symbol of futuristic equipment that enables photography, video recording and messaging, and running built-in applications. Due to the alleged violation of the user's personal privacy, it has been criticized since it was put on the market in early 2013.

If someone uses Google Glass to sneak a shot at you, you have a 99% chance of not being aware of it; there is 1% you may notice that a person is staring at you, but you have a 99% chance of not knowing that he is wearing it. It’s Google glasses.

Coincidentally, on September 5, 2013, Samsung released three highly anticipated GALAXY sequence products in Berlin. Among them, GALAXY Gear has become the focus of the audience. The smart watch is equipped with a high-resolution LED touch screen and equipped with a 1.9-megapixel auto zoom lens that supports full HD 1080P image recording. It can be used for making calls and taking pictures.

In the future, we live in a world where we can be photographed and peeked anytime and anywhere. You don’t know whether people sitting next to you or leaning against you are wearing camera devices. You don’t know what the next 24 frames of the camera will record. The secrets, relatives, ugliness and joys and sorrows. If the battery of Google glasses lasts for 24 hours, then the world we live in will be completely "transparent" and our life will be completely "naked."

Sixth, the wearable industry is in urgent need of regulatory standards

Currently, wearable devices lack industry standards and no international standards. In other words, who can “get the beach” and stand on the “trend” of wearable devices first, who will be the first to get the “right to speak”.

Fortunately, the first preparatory work meeting of the China Wearable Computing Industry Promotion Alliance was held in Chengdu on November 20 last year, from the China Electronics Society, China University of Electronic Science and Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Telecom, and the University of China. Senior executives from dozens of enterprises and institutions such as Tang Telecom, Baidu, Microsoft, Samsung, Huawei, VIA, IBM, ARM, Turman and Image Technology and Tenghai Technology attended the meeting.

It is reported that the "China Wearable Computing Industry Promotion Alliance", which is being established at an opportune time, will play a role in promoting China's wearable technology research, formulating and improving industry standards and promoting the popularization of wearable devices. But I don't know how to ensure that issues such as wearable user data security and personal privacy protection have been included in the promotion work of the alliance. I don't know when the 10 years of Personal Information Protection Law can be introduced.

User data security and personal information protection are unavoidable realities and legal issues for wearable devices. It is expected that in the wearable industry, the security risks will be stifled in the cradle. Excessive collection, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized use and sale of personal information by wearable device users must be law-abiding. .

Otherwise, the development of the wearable industry can only be at the expense of user rights and violations of citizens' rights.

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