As reported last week by Alex Heath for The Verge, Facebook is reported to be working on its very own smartwatch, due for launch in the middle of 2022. This will be the first time the tech giant is making a play for your wrist real estate, taking on the mighty Apple Watch which remains the worlds best selling wristwatch. But while this is exciting news for anyone who holds shares in the social media conglomerate, it certainly gives the rest of us pause for concern, according to a Fast Company article. Will there be*Facebook watch privacy issues, just like we’ve seen in the headlines over the last few years? The most significant story relating to the way Facebook handles the data it collects from its users was the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It was a story of jaw-dropping magnitude that saw them sued by the Australian Government, forced to pay a £500,000 fine to the UK and become the subject of the film The Great Hack. There are some serious trust issues between Facebook and millions of its users, which Mark Sullivan writing for Fast Company believes will deter people from adopting the new watch. The Facebook watch will reportedly…
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