DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS

Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by segmondy on Monday August 06, 2018 @08:12PM (#17702874)

One can't even sync Fitbit without the GPS on. I just want to count my steps, and bluetooth is not enough? For at least Fitbit, the rule should be not to own one.

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Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by magicalwh on Monday August 06, 2018 @09:07PM (#17703138)

That's because for Bluetooth pairing, Android requires location services to be on.

It's not fitbit, that's the problem with Android in general.

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Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by segmondy on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @09:08AM (#17706186)

how come I don't need location services for some of my other bluetooth device?

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Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by jnurmine on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @06:40AM (#17705280)

Is the location permission really required every time when connecting to a paired device, after the initial pairing is donr?

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Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by shawnz on Monday August 06, 2018 @08:38PM (#17702994)

I know that you need internet connectivity to sync a fitbit, but are you sure that you need GPS on? I don't believe that's the case

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Re:DoD: Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS by brlewis on Monday August 06, 2018 @09:12PM (#17703162)

Not GPS per se, but location permission. "Google added the locations permission requirement to alleviate concerns that Bluetooth beacons can be used to track your location without your permission during a Bluetooth low energy scan, such as the scan required to sync your tracker."

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2134

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