One has to first 3 apps of Sony download so that you can move to communicate with the smart phone smart band ever times. Then you still need a Sony Home Entertainment Account (which for whatever reason - the same time a Playstation account includes) and the actual Sony Lifelog account to synchronize the data between smart tape and Smartphone. From now on everything is what you do with where the smartphone, held in the app. When and where and how long you have used any app where you during the day stayed where you have photos that shot, what communication you have made with which app, etc., etc., just the whole (smartphone) life maintenance. The Smart Volume can not use offline and then all the data are then somewhere on the Sony servers around. Before you even where you can log in you have to agree with the way that Sony and its partners may store the data and use for their own purposes. For me personally, who only wanted a modern pedometer along with calorie counter, goes all clearly too far. These data are worth for Sony Gold and why should this smart band not sold but given away to those who do not mind the data collecting mania. Sony Lifelog this name says it all