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Should a smartwatch track the user's emotions?

3•accofrisk•10h ago
Do you think a smartwatch needs an emotion tracking chart that includes the following parameters: Anxiety, Depression, Relaxation, Fear, Positivity, Anger, Stress, Sadness, and Mania. We are planning to introduce this feature in our AI watches and would love to get feedback from potential users.

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hosteur•10h ago
Hard no!
fragmede•10h ago
I don't think users are going to want to input that directly, but if it inferred it somehow that would be neat. Of course there's also the issue of data privacy, but I'm sure you're aware of that.
fsflover•10h ago
Yes, if I can use the smartwatch with free software, i.e., be sure that this data will not be misused.
Jeremy1026•28m ago
What does the software being free or paid have to do with the data being or not being misused?
fsflover•1m ago
Free software as in freedom, not price. Free software allows to verify what the device does and control it by modifying the code. This is the basics of the 4 freedoms, https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-impor....

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