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Your next Fitbit or Pixel Watch could monitor your mental health
Most watches track stress, but a newly granted Fitbit patent uses "gamification" and data collection to screen for depression.
Fitbit and parent company Google just received patent rights for the concept of measuring or screening your mental health using data from your smartwatch or smartphone. Patent figures show one of the key elements of Fitbit's proposed monitoring system: on-watch games meant to test your "problem-solving ability, executive functioning, and attention readiness." But Fitbit Premium's Daily Readiness Score, currently focusing on your physical energy and sleep quality, could one day expand into predicting if you're in a negative mental state using your smartwatch's data for guidance.
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