[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] IMPORTANT message regarding Hard fall detection in Samsung Galaxy Watch 4!!!!

[Robert Primak]

 Scary stuff!!
First, Drew, I hope you survived your hard fall relatively unscathed.
This serves as another example of what can happen when we rely too much on automatic, all-defaults technology solutions, unaltered and unexamined. We think manufacturers will protect us right out of the box, but this is seldom the case. They almost always opt for the settings which will generate the fewest tech support calls, not offer us the best protections. 
Similar to Window shipping with most of the Windows Defender "extra protections" and Firewall restrictions turned OFF.  It takes about a dozen or more modifications to be fully protected. This is a major reason people think third party security programs offer protections not available in Windows for free. The same applies to "browser guard" extensions. Without any extensions, most of these protections are available in the settings for most web browsers. Or within the Windows Firewall and the Pro level Group Policies and virtualization possibilities. Especially with Windows 11 vs. 10. Windows 11 Pro has some ability to limit app behaviors, including web browsers, without third party add-ons. 
You can build your own very safe environment with Windows and all your devices, including your home network, and incorporate things like Smart Things (including this excellent Smart Watch) without paid third party subscriptions. But you do have to do some work up-front, including making sure the default settings and passwords are made more secure. And there is some extra regular backup and maintenance to do. And yes, the Windows Pro version is more expensive, or requires an upgrade fee. 
If I were discussing Linux, I would have a laundry-list of security enhancements, some of which I actually use, which are not enable by default in the vast majority of Linux distros right off the download. I would actually have to look up these security enhancements, but they are not turned on by default even in Linux. 
Convenience is great, but it does not beat vigilance and safer settings and practices.
-- Bob Primak

    On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 08:14:00 PM EDT, Drew King <dking65 at kingconsulting.us> wrote:  
 
   All,
 
 This is an IMPORTANT message for everyone that has the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. If you have the HARD fall detection enabled (NOT enabled by default) please make sure to go back into the Wear app settings and set the sensitivity level to "HIGH sensitivity"!!
 
 I took a very hard fall the other day. About as hard as possible on indoor floor tile and the default setting did NOT detect the fall!!
 
 
Samsung tech support had me enable the higher sensitivity setting!
 

 
 -- 
 Drew King ===============================================
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