Apple's commitment to privacy is really important as we agree to provide the company with more and more of our personal info
Apple Watch was kind of a joke when it launched. Wearable tech didn’t have a great reputation at the time (remember the debacle that was Google Glass?), and Apple Watch was viewed by many as one more non-essential tech toy exclusively for those in Silicon Valley.
But that was 2015. Fast forward half a decade and Apple Watch, while certainly not cheap, is much closer to an every-person accessory than it was originally. That tends to be how it goes with Apple: The initial product is aspirational; they try out different features to see what sticks; and then it becomes more affordable and more common. (Think the iPhone. Think every Mac laptop model. Think the iPad.)
It helps, of course, that the Apple Watch syncs so easily with the iPhone, which is the most popular phone in North America and is one of the most popular in Europe. And the price, like many Apple products, puts it firmly in the aspirational-but-still-stretch-affordable for many people.
So considering its popularity (and the fact that President Biden has one!), this week on What Does The Internet Know About Me?, we’re going to take a closer look at Apple Watch. This is another gadget that I don’t actually own myself, so I’m going to use my friend “Beatriz” (named changed for privacy, per usual) as the “me” this week. She has an Apple ..
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