Well, this I suppose this is a "Silicon Valley style solution," in that it's handwaving bullshit written by someone with absolutely no knowledge of what they're talking about.
On the corporate side, these two products may not want to be associated with this "market". Wearable biosensors are already creeping towards surveillance and vendors won't want to further spook citizens.
There is a better than even chance that the GPS tracking device in their pocket was manufactured by or gets service from a company that works directly and openly with the government on matters of intelligence.
You think companies really care about the perception, when people don't?
What, you mean the The Matrix wasn't a documentary?! Or are you saying something even crazier, such as these products not being intended as a replacement for all of life?
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