Perspective
Dec. 17, 2014
What 2015 will bring for wearable tech
Does the capture and transmission of health information make your smartwatch, app or fitness tracker a "medical device"? What state law privacy and security rules apply? And who owns the data it generates? By Michael H. Cohen
Wearable health technology is coming. Expect to check email on your smartwatch by the end of 2015. Your fitness tracking devices will continue to evolve, and you'll be checking more health self-data as it flows through your wrist-based device.
Key legal and regulatory questions regarding these devices are: Does the capture and transmission of health information make your smartwatch, app or fitness tracker a "medical device&q...
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