CNBC August 29, 2020
Lucia Savage

Key Points

– Here are a few things to keep in mind about Amazon Halo, according to privacy expert Lucia Savage.

– Halo is Amazon’s new wearable device to compete with Apple Watch and Fitbit.

– Privacy has been a big theme since the device’s launch.

This week’s launch of the Amazon Halo wearable represents a critical new entrant not only into the health-tech wearable industry, but also into the broader health care ecosystem.

Amazon’s Halo will compete with Fitbit and Apple Watch, and start-ups like the Oura Ring. But the device not only allows customers to track things like exercise and sleep, which are common in fitness wearables, but can also track emotional changes by listening...

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