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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by JohnFen on Friday November 01, 2019 @06:54PM (#21424562)
People were using Fitbit, not Google, and now their data is in Google's hands without their consent. Even if they stop using their devices immediately, Google still has the data Fitbit collected previously.

It's a good lesson about being willing to share data: even if you trust the company you're sharing with, a company you don't trust may end up buying that company and getting your data after all.

If you're privacy-minded, the only safe option is to treat all companies as untrustworthy.

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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by ejain on Friday November 01, 2019 @07:43PM (#21424863)
You can download your data [1] and delete your account [2]. These are two things I always check for before trusting anyone with my data.

[1] https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1133

[2] https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1285

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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by macintux on Friday November 01, 2019 @09:58PM (#21425409)
What you can’t do is delete the data that Google is collecting on you without an account. Data your family gives them. Data from your emails that land in gmail inboxes. Data from the umpteen thousand cookies that lead back to Google.

I’d like to see what Google has on me, but without an account I can’t.

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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by derwiki on Friday November 01, 2019 @08:03PM (#21424961)
but now that could change
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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by dudus on Friday November 01, 2019 @08:14PM (#21425014)
Google does a pretty good job allowing you to control and delete your data on their products.

Much better than the average tech company out there.

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