apple facing a new case. This time, the company filed a legal complaint about health. racially biased in some key traits because Apple Watch being sued for his wearable device.
The company became the victim of a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York. The brand is facing a legal dispute over its smartwatch, which allegedly has a darker racial bias due to its blood oximetry health feature.
According to the documents, a New Yorker named Alex Morales claims that the Apple Watch he bought more than a year ago “was designed to measure oxygen levels in the blood, and he believes it does so regardless of the skin tone associated with it.”
According to the legal filing, Morales “expected that the product would not contain the biases and flaws of pulse oximetry in relation to people with darker skin tones.” So Morales is the one who bought an Apple Watch during the timeout period. a class action lawsuit involving all New Yorkers It hurts. Also in the case, during the pandemic notes of a study also listed.
This is by controlling the percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood C.To help test OVID-19 cases done. They cited this research and stated that it “confirms the clinical significance of the racial bias of pulse oximetry.”