AI & Wearables: What’s trending and the possible social and personal impacts with Kiki Hart.

In this episode, I sit down with Kiki Hart for our regular deep dive, this time into AI and wearables (wearable technology) - smartwatches, rings, glucose monitors and those camera-equipped glasses that are flying off the shelves.We talk about what it means for us as individuals and for society, when our bodies start generating a continuous stream of data the tech collects. Who has it, who has access to it and what does that mean for our privacy?Kiki brings her legal background to the conversation, walking through privacy cases here in Australia and overseas. I also share what happened when I wore a continuous glucose monitor for my own “N of 1” experiment, as a real life example.It’s a conversation about the amazing potential of this technology and the very real risks that come with it.How do we hold both these often opposing views and impacts at once?We Talk About…* Why wearables are moving us from occasional snapshots of health data (like a weekly step count) to a continuous stream and what that means for predictive and preventative health* The privacy and legal storm around AI smart glasses, including the current US class action against Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses* Australia’s new tort of serious privacy intrusion, introduced in mid-2025, and how it might (and might not) protect us* An early Australian family law case where a child’s wearable data was used as evidence in a custody dispute* What happened when Google acquired Fitbit, and why Australia’s competition regulator got involved * My own experience wearing a continuous glucose monitor, and how I used AI to turn the data into something useful for my doctor* Practical, non-negotiable steps to take before you buy or set up any wearable: privacy policies, default settings and only connecting what you need* De-identify your personal data - how some organisations are doing this and what you can do too* Femtech (female technology), women’s health data and the tension between wanting to contribute to research and staying private* Why insurance (health, travel, life) is potentially a real threat to where our personal data from wearables is most likely to be used against us as we ageResources Mentioned* OAIC: Statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy : the official government explainer on Australia’s new privacy tort, which came into force on 10 June 2025* Meta AI Glasses class action coverage (Engadget) : background on the US class action alleging Meta misled consumers about privacy on its Ray-Ban smart glasses* ACCC: Google rejected on Fitbit undertakings —:the Australian competition regulator’s response when Google moved to acquire Fitbit and its decade of health dataAbout My GuestKiki Hart (Louise Cooper) joins me regularly, roughly every six weeks on Midlife Unfiltered to unpack what AI actually means for us as humans – socially and personally. Not the tech specs, but the social, personal and legal implications.Kiki recently wrote an article related to this topic if you’d like to check that out - ‘How Is Tech Changing Ageing'?’ Find it here on Substack.Midlife Unfiltered - Take back your power and choose yourself in midlife and beyond. Honest conversations about AI, midlife and everything in between. Exploring often taboo topics and busting outdated stereotypes.Speaking of AI…these show notes were essentially generated using Claude.ai from the podcast transcript (and then edited by me). Thanks for joining our human conversation. We hope you find a few gems in there that are helpful and perhaps, has you thinking differently. It often has that effect on us.If you think there is someone in your life who’d find it helpful or interesting, please share it on. That would be fabulous.Until next week.A massive thank you Kiki Hart Anita xxThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video next week in the app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit midlifeunfiltered.substack.com