Connecticut AG Concerned About iWatch Security

Connecticut’s attorney general has written Apple CEO Tim Cook directly over concerns that user data could be at risk when consumers use their iWatch, particularly when health data is involved.

As it turns out, not everyone loves the Apple Watch.

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has reported that he had sent an open letter to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook relating his concerns about the privacy implications of Apple Watch, particularly related to the handling of health data. Specifically, Jepsen wants to know whether personal and health data is to be stored on the Apple Watch itself or on Apple servers.  He says his goal is not to accuse Apple of anything but to instead simply get an open dialog going.

AG Jepsen has reportedly requested a meeting with Cook, though Apple has not yet responded.

Unlike rival Google, Apple isn’t interested in making money off of user data, Apple has said.

“You are not our product,” Cook said during a recent interview with Charlie Rose. “I think everyone has to ask, ‘How do companies make their money?’ Follow the money. And if they’re making money mainly by collecting gobs of personal data, I think you have a right to be worried and you should really understand what’s happening with that data.”