Great news!
In May 2015 many news sites carried a story that the silly Chinese army had banned it's forces wearing smartwatches and other 'wearable tech' - on security grounds. <sarcasm>Paranoia. It's clearly foolish to ban such useful kit.</sarcasm>
2 1/2 years later and a company that tracks people through their kit publishes clear maps of where these people can be found and how frequently. Not only that but we can see where the people who are apparently most concerned about their physical fitness exercise around military and security facilities. Clearly the Chinese were not over-reacting.
It would not surprise me if various state agencies had already issued regulations restricting the use of this kit - but as they didn't explain why, or enforce the regulation, it got ignored along with all the other apparently unnecessary cruft.
I really hope that this becomes a much bigger news item. The world needs to understand that sharing any personal data without a damn good reason is an utterly foolish thing to do.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
