Tech for Bodily Surveillance is Advancing
December 17, 2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) website recently reported that "smartwatches and fitness trackers could detect COVID-19 even before you feel ill."
Researchers created an algorithm to notify smartwatch wearers of stress, capturing events such as air travel, extended exercise, and illness.
The new algorithm reads heart rate as a proxy for physiological or mental stress. It could potentially alert wearers they’re falling ill before they have symptoms.
The researchers have enrolled thousands of participants in a study that uses the algorithm to look for extended periods during which heart rate is higher than normal—a telltale sign that something may be amiss.
But figuring out what may be wrong takes a little sleuthing. During the study, many stressors triggered an alert. Some folks received them while traveling, some while running a marathon, others after over-indulging at the bar.
The most exciting finding, says Michael Snyder, professor and chair of genetics at Stanford University, is that the algorithm can detect 80% of confirmed COVID-19 cases before or when participants were symptomatic.
“The idea is for people to eventually use this information to decide whether they need to get a COVID-19 test or self-isolate,” Snyder says. “We’re not there yet—we still need to test this in clinical trials but that’s the ultimate goal.”
The algorithm can’t differentiate between someone who’s knocked back a few too many, someone’s who’s stressed because of work, and someone who’s ill with a virus. Although it pinged users who had COVID-19, more refining is needed before people can depend on their smartwatches to warn them of an impending infection with SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses.
Watch Post Commentary: We found it interesting that this particular article on the WEF is filed under Agenda 2021. We've been saying all along that biotech is part of the coming beast system. That beast system is being rolled out by the WEF and its initiatives. Still don't believe biological surveillance and medical tyranny are part of the plan? Watch and see.
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