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Modern Hell #5: Apple watch

Modern Hell #5: Apple watch

How to build a personalised panopticon – and maybe save your life

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Colin Horgan
Jan 08, 2022
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“The future of health is on your wrist,” Apple tweeted in December alongside a 15-second ad for its Apple Watch Series 7, which features LTE connectivity. In the clip – longer versions of which were released on January 1 – features an electronic voice (Siri) stating that “The owner of this Apple Watch has taken a hard fall,” before reciting the longitud…

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