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Final project

In addition to the second project proposal, I have examined the key issues existing in the current wearable technology. I found that big companies such as Fitbit has set some sorts of rules despite no regulation or policies the government has set for wearable devices. Here is the commitment from Fitbit's R&D team: “Consumer-facing entities that collect health data about individuals must consider privacy and security in all aspects of development and deployment of their products. R&D is not just to create revenue or test boundaries, but also to establish a company’s reputation as both an innovator and trusted institution.” (Insights from Fitbit’s R&D Team) Using data to develop a better product is the key to Fitbit's. Fitbit has different policies for data protection based on the projects. For hack project, Fitbit will normally finish them in less than twelve hours with users' data compared with two to three years in a real project. After the goal of the data u