I Would Rather Die Than Let Facebook Monitor My Heart Rate

Re:I Would Rather Die Than Let Facebook Monitor My Heart Rate by omneity on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:34AM (#27473914)

Beyond health conditions, heart rate is correlated with the activities you do.

Sleeping, walking, running and other fun stuff has a different heart rate profile, especially more so when time is taken into account (do you run for 3 minutes in the morning? maybe you’re late for a bus?).

This becomes even more concerning when it’s crossed with other data such as location, purchases, ad engagement... Very scary to be honest.

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Re:I Would Rather Die Than Let Facebook Monitor My Heart Rate by ehnto on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:44AM (#27474060)

I guess it could be a very course analog for "Feeling" in any direction. You could make guesses on what exactly that feeling is based on some context.

At any rate, getting an add that said "Always running late? Try Uber!" after running for a bus would be super creepy, I don't want any of that.

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Re:I Would Rather Die Than Let Facebook Monitor My Heart Rate by kube-system on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:57AM (#27474280)

Or worse:

“We noticed your heart rate was only elevated for a couple of minutes in bed last night, need help lasting longer in bed?”

“We noticed the same heart signature while you were away from your wife’s location, need a divorce lawyer?”

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