exmovere makes sensors that can monitor a user’s emotional and physical state. why? to “be there when you can’t be there.” they also offer “group monitoring solutions.” so, the age-old (fictitious?) application of remote care for the elderly comes up. but who knew there were even more sinister applications? one project, ‘mr president,’ proposes a TV show where presidential candidates are biometrically monitored for stress, anxiety, fatigue, honesty and attention.
finally, they offer an automated product design interface that allows you to embed biometric sensors in anything (clothing, furniture, consumer electronics, cars, …). i doubt that monitoring people with computers offers any real advantages over social contact, but one thing is certain: once we get accustomed to sensors recording our lives, it will be more likely for presidents to be monitoring us than the other way around.