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My phone isnt enough of a tracker, I’m going to attach a second tracker to my wrist.
I mean, yes - that is one of the selling points of a smartwatch, since phones can’t easily record heart rate, blood oxygen, etc.
But that’s also irrelevant to the article, since these devices aren’t consumer smartwatches and aren’t being worn voluntarily.
The device was not an ordinary smartwatch made by Apple or Samsung, but a special type that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had mandated the woman wear at all times, allowing the agency to track her.
So it’s a new kind of tracking bracelet, similar to the old ankle tags? Calling it a smartwatch seems slightly misleading, even if not technically inaccurate.
