The big idea
Smartwatches use AI to spot when you sit, walk, sleep, or get scared. That info is super personal — and it is being saved on the company's computers.
Some examples
- Your watch knows when you fall asleep and wake up
- It can guess when you are stressed from your heart rate
- Some watches share data with apps you did not realize
- Asking a parent about settings is smart — together you can lock things down
Try it!
If anyone in your house has a smartwatch, look at the privacy settings together. What can you turn off?
End-of-lesson check
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What technology does a smartwatch use to figure out when you are sleeping, walking, or sitting?
- AI — artificial intelligence
- A microphone that listens to you
- A tiny video camera inside the watch
- A built-in flashlight
Where might your personal health information be saved after you wear a smartwatch?
- Only inside your watch
- On the watch company's computers
- In your school database
- Nowhere — it disappears right away
What is one thing you can do with a parent or guardian to help protect your privacy on a smartwatch?
- Call the watch company and ask for a new watch
- Delete all the apps on your phone
- Throw the watch away
- Look at the privacy settings together and decide what to share
Which of the following is an example of private health information that a smartwatch might track?
- Your favorite TV show
- Your heart rate while you sleep
- The weather in your city
- What you ate for dinner
Why might a smartwatch be able to tell when you are stressed?
- It can read your text messages
- It can hear your thoughts
- It can measure changes in your heart rate
- It can see your facial expression
What is one reason a smartwatch company might want to collect data about when you fall asleep and wake up?
- To show it to strangers on the internet
- To share it with your school
- To delete your account
- To learn your patterns and improve their products
What kind of device is a smartwatch considered?
- A refrigerator
- A wearable
- A car
- A bookshelf
What does the lesson say you can do to keep your body's secrets a little safer?
- Wear the watch on your ankle instead
- Tell all your friends everything your watch records
- Check settings with a grown-up and turn off things you don't want shared
- Stop exercising completely
If a smartwatch notices your heart beating really fast, what might it think is happening?
- You are watching a funny movie
- You are underwater
- You might be stressed or scared
- You are sleeping deeply
What is the term for information that a smartwatch collects about your body and activities?
- A recipe
- A photograph
- A song
- Data
Why is it important to talk to a parent before changing smartwatch privacy settings?
- The watch will call your parent automatically
- They can help you understand what gets shared and what to turn off
- It is against the law to check settings alone
- The watch won't work unless a parent agrees
What does the lesson say is 'super personal' and gets saved on company computers?
- The brand name of the watch
- The time shown on the watch
- The apps you download
- Your health information from the watch
What are TWO things the lesson says you can learn from trying the activity at home?
- What games to play and what to eat
- How to fix the watch and how to dance
- When to sleep and when to wake up
- What privacy settings exist and what you can turn off
What might happen if you don't check your smartwatch's privacy settings?
- Your battery will last forever
- Your watch will stop working
- Your phone will explode
- Your health data might be shared with apps you didn't plan to use
The lesson says your heart rate, sleep, and steps are examples of what kind of information?
- Private health information
- School grades
- Weather reports
- Public news