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

[Drew King]

Thanks Bob.

Bruised but not bad.

An accelerometer is used to distinguish between exercise and a fall. 
Apple uses similar technology. Everyone who has smart watch must be 
aware of all the disclaimers that the watches (Apple and Samsung) are 
not true medical devices!

I was expecting the watch to say *"You've fallen and you CAN get up!"*

The very nice feature that it does have is after the fall if I had not 
been able to get up and was not OK I could have used the watch to make a 
phone call or send a text which is primarily what I expected it to be 
used for after an accident or medical condition. Also, the watch can be 
set to send an SOS by pressing the "Home" button 3 times. This also must 
be set to the "On" setting.

Here is a link to a video on youtube. It's a doctor who bought his watch 
and shares his point of view regarding the technology under the hood.

What might make for a good meeting topic is the technology underneath or 
behind an accelerometer as used in a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scXw4q2YooY


Drew.

On 3/24/2022 1:55 AM, Robert Primak wrote:
> 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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