nology is designed to track the students’ locations and behaviour in school and outside of it. Students are mandated to wear the devices by their school administrators.
The decision raised the ever-present question of the ethics of surveillance systems and the individual’s losing battle for the right to privacy. The privacy issue becomes doubly controversial considering the school will be tracking and storing the data of minors. Experts argue that wearable technology is the next logical step to digital transformation, and some may say that the China high school’s move is a step in the right direction to digitalise the classroom.elaborated on salient points about the benefits of wearable tech in the classroom. She believed that “Concerns about the recording of personal information and compromised liberty depend on the person in control of the device and his or her intentions.
Employers and insurances companies were among the first to see the value of tracking an employee’s fitness. A healthy worker means increased productivity and profit for the company. A healthy worker means less insurance claims and cheaper healthcare costs.