Local school bans Fitbits to prevent negative body image behaviour

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Data driving harmful behaviour

Is a ban going to work?

  • Children just go back to the weighing scales at home. The negative behaviour remains but is back at home, in private, hidden.
  • The technology is so small, it can be concealed but now the child knows to keep it secret. The behaviour is kept secret and the guilt and shame is heightened. The possibility of sharing and finding a way to positive behaviour is lost.

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Alastair Somerville

Sensory Design Consultant, usability researcher and workshop facilitator. www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-somerville-b48b368 Twitter @acuity_design & @visceralUX