A method operable in a wearable device, the method comprising: determining an acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information of a user of the wearable device, based on movement information acquired by a movement detection unit, wherein determining the acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information of the user comprises: determining whether a state of the wearable device is stationary for at least a previously designated time period based on acquired movement information; if the state of the wearable device is stationary for at least the designated time period, acquiring location information of the user; determining whether the acquired location of the user corresponds with a designated situation, wherein the designated situation is a situation corresponding to schedule information of the user stored in the memory, wherein the schedule information comprises position and time information of the user; and if the acquired location does not correspond with a designated situation, acquiring the biometric information of the user; storing, in at least one of the memory and an external server, the determined acquisition condition and the biometric information of the user; comparing the stored biometric information of the user with a predesignated setting value; and controlling the wearable device or another electronic device (102, 104) communicatively coupled with the wearable device in accordance with the comparison result. determining an acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information of a user of the wearable device, based on movement information acquired by a movement detection unit, wherein determining the acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information of the user comprises: determining whether a state of the wearable device is stationary for at least a previously designated time period based on acquired movement information; if the state of the wearable device is stationary for at least the designated time period, acquiring location information of the user; determining whether the acquired location of the user corresponds with a designated situation, wherein the designated situation is a situation corresponding to schedule information of the user stored in the memory, wherein the schedule information comprises position and time information of the user; and if the acquired location does not correspond with a designated situation, acquiring the biometric information of the user; determining whether a state of the wearable device is stationary for at least a previously designated time period based on acquired movement information; if the state of the wearable device is stationary for at least the designated time period, acquiring location information of the user; determining whether the acquired location of the user corresponds with a designated situation, wherein the designated situation is a situation corresponding to schedule information of the user stored in the memory, wherein the schedule information comprises position and time information of the user; and if the acquired location does not correspond with a designated situation, acquiring the biometric information of the user; storing, in at least one of the memory and an external server, the determined acquisition condition and the biometric information of the user; comparing the stored biometric information of the user with a predesignated setting value; and controlling the wearable device or another electronic device (102, 104) communicatively coupled with the wearable device in accordance with the comparison result.