Samsung Might Be Locking Smart Tag's UWB Tracking to Galaxy Devices

Samsung might be blocking UWB tracking from third-party smart tags on Galaxy devices, recent findings from Galaxy S24 device users suggest.
The Texas Observer

Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause ...

Telaeris Delivers the Industry’s First Android 15 Handheld Reader, Advancing Security and Performance for Access Control

Telaeris‘ XPressEntry XPID210 series handheld readers now shipping with a more robust security framework with Android ...
IEEE

Privacy-Preserving Localization in Smart Environments: Blockchain-Driven Distributed Target Tracking

Abstract: This paper proposes a blockchain-driven distributed localization framework for privacy-preserving target tracking in smart environments. The framework addresses the challenges of data ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Smart Scale Pioneer Debuts $600 Model That Tracks Hypertension Risk

A model demonstrates the Body Scan 2. Source: Withings Modern consumer health gadgets have increasingly been blurring the lines between a fitness tracker and medical tool. Hypertension, or high blood ...
IEEE

The Rings of Tracking: Evaluating Security and Privacy in the Smart Ring Ecosystem

Abstract: Smart rings represent the next innovation in health-tracking devices, capable of monitoring fitness, health, and sleep data. However, these devices also introduce user risks due to the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Aledavood, T., Torous, J., Triana Hoyos, A.M., Naslund, J.A., Onnela, J. and Keshavan, M. (2019) Smartphone-Based Tracking of Sleep in Depression, Anxiety, and Psychotic ...

ABSTRACT: Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by recurrent transitions between manic, depressive, and euthymic states, yet continuous symptom monitoring remains a major clinical challenge. We ...
devdiscourse

Sleep Habits: The Hidden Culprit of Workplace Productivity

An extensive analysis of sleep data from smartphones suggests that Japanese workers experiencing social jetlag and insomnia face significant productivity loss. Researchers identified sleep phenotypes ...