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The Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has been a new and trending piece of technology that the Apple Company has developed and released. This piece of technology fits onto the owner’s wrist and connects via Bluetooth to their iPhone for easier accessibility. However, when it comes to the Apple Watch everyone believes that it is all fun and games, but when security issues are to arise they sometimes do not know what to do. Also, people really do not know what the future of this device will come to.

Current Use The Apple Watch current usage is based around different applications that can be associated with Apple iPhone applications. According to Apple.com (2015), it will notify you of text messages, emails, etc., allows communication with Siri, and Apple Pay. It will also track heart rate, acts a pedometer, and shows the user a workout summary of the day to track to see their progress that they have made throughout the day, week, and month.

Security Aspects When it comes to technology issues there will be major issues that deal with cyber security and protecting that piece of technology. The Apple Watch is not an exception to this security problem because there have been current issues with it as well. Bank info Security mentions eight specific security issues that are specific to the Apple Watch. The first is Shakedown Imminent. This issue talks about how the Bluetooth pairing and sharing can cause security issues when hackers are able to hack into the system of the wireless Internet and Bluetooth to be able to access the personal information that is on the phone. Second is sniffing, skimming, apps happens when an iPhone user downloads third-party applications that are used to steal personal information. The other security issues include: Rogue NFC Terminals, Contactless Payment Upsides, Bank Buy-In, Fraudster Watch, Wireless Security Warnings, and Location Tracking.

Ethical and Social Implications Apple Watcher users expect the most of what they pay for especially for something as expensive as the Apple Watch. However, in recent cases users those have tattoos on their arms have seen that the Apple Watch has not effectively given them accurate readings when it comes to their heart rate and other applications that are used on the watch. This in a way prevents consumers who do have tattoos on their arms from purchasing the Apple Watch only because the watch does not register the person’s heart rate or work while on top of the ink. According to Modern Healthcare (2015), several watch owners have complained about the problem on social media, even posting videos that show the watch working well on an undecorated wrist, but repeatedly locking or pausing when worn on an arm with a tattoo. With this information going viral on social media, their friends and other people around the world will see their personal opinions and experiences with the Apple Watch, will affect the social aspect of the demographic of the people who wear the Apple Watch.

Future Use Within the next several years, the Apple Watch will most likely be used in all different fields of employment. For example, the medical fields will most likely use these watches to communicate with patients who are having issues and are unable to pick up the phone and call them. Also, if a patient’s heart were to stop in the middle of the night then it would alert 911 to their specific location. Not only this but police officers could also use this as well to be able to track and locate missing people that were kidnapped or have ran away. Also, this could possibly be easier for scientists to compute, collect, and store data while in the field of their study. This would allow scientists to collect their data quicker and accurately and can use the pictures for pictures of what is being observed.

Conclusion Overall, the Apple Watch is a brand new and still developing piece of technology. So far it has already been able to do so much such as: Apple Pay, help with monitoring health, and be able to access the user’s phone. However, the Apple Company needs to still work on how to properly secure the watch so that it does not get hacked from outside users. All in all, this product is still in need of updates but is still operational.