Apple Watch faces potential import ban in the US | The International Trade Commission has found Apple in violation of a bloody oxygen tracking patent owned by Masimo.::Apple could be potentially facing an Apple Watch import ban in the US for infringing a blood oxygen tracking patent owned by Masimo.

  • radix
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    >“bloody oxygen tracking patent”

    >click on post

    >“blood oxygen tracking patent”

    :/

    • @flames5123
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      Huh? They still provide the “you have this variant linked to this disease” thing. What are you talking about?

        • @flames5123
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          111 months ago

          Thanks for the heads up! Good ol Memmy…

      • @[email protected]
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        No, they aren’t allowed to do genetic testing for actual genetic diseases, like the mutation in this gene causes Huntington’s Disease or something. They are allowed to comment on vague things like genetic modifiers of common diseases (like, people with this change have a relative risk of heart disease is 2.5% higher than the population).

        They also don’t have the capability to do that genetic testing for actual diseases safely or accurately. Or else they would have no problems complying with fda regulations that are in place for medical tests for good reason. There’s tons of companies that do genetic testing, even whole exome and whole genome, it’s easier than ever to get genetic testing done relatively cheaply. Those companies also have to do things like provide access to genetic counselors and followup family testing. 23andme doesn’t want to do any of this stuff, they just wanted to charge you cash directly and plop a bunch of information directly in front of someone that’s tough even for doctors and genetic counselors to interpret, and all the many many problems that would have led to.

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    • @Heisme
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      They have:

      “Apple has separately sued Masimo for patent infringement in federal court in Delaware. It has called Masimo’s legal actions a “maneuver to clear a path” for its own competing smartwatch.”

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    • @Earthwormjim91
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      Like half the point of smartwatches is health vital tracking…. Blood oxygen is a major vital sign.

        • @Earthwormjim91
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          Because it’s all generated, encrypted, and stored on device.

          Unless you have some evidence that they’re lying about out their data security, in which case you should probably sue about it and get rich as fuck.

        • @EatYouWell
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          -111 months ago

          What steps do you, personally, take to protect yourself against that from literally any device you use that has an internet connection?

            • @LemmyIsFantastic
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              Nobody cares except a few hardcore security zealots. It’s simply not consequential and having health data is far more important.

    • @[email protected]
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      Boy oh boy I hope you didn’t post that from a mobile phone. It’ll blow your noodle to know what that harvests.

      • @[email protected]
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        -311 months ago

        Why what do the GrapheneOS team harvest that I don’t already consent to by installing the OS?

        • @[email protected]
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          211 months ago

          Just… stop. Clearly 99% of all smart devices aren’t marketed to you. The rest of us will enjoy our devices and you can be that one guy in the corner of the room saying “they don’t know that I actually have privacy”

    • @spongebue
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      311 months ago

      If you’re trying to be edgy, what if I told you there need to be features that would entice people to buy something in order to harvest data, and that pulse oximetry could be one of them without much hardware cost?