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Google wants your phone to track your heart rate by simply looking at you
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this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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You never did. Heart rate monitors have existed for years, and they're typically more accurate than a smartwatch. Fitness bands, too, have been around for a long time.
And you can always use the tried-and-true free method of finding your pulse, counting for 30sec, and multiplying by two.
Or, let the market decide if this is a good idea that is wanted or not. I have no issue with offering consumers a choice.
Consumers are stupid, and the market is manipulated by billionaires. Billionaires will implement this software anyway, and consumers will swallow this "feature," not knowing that they have a choice to not be surveiled by yet another camera, this time slurping up potential health data.