Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumers [pdf]

Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by hnrodey on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:02PM (#25521547)

I deleted my FitBit account on the day the Google acquisition was announced. Nice try, Google.

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by csours on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:30PM (#25521835)

Do you still use a fitness tracker?

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by hnrodey on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:52PM (#25522088)

AppleWatch, if that counts.

Also, the heart rate monitor from MyZone (https://www.myzone.org/) because it connects to my Assault Fitness AirRunner and I get to see my real time heart rate data on the control unit.

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:35PM (#25521886)

I wrote my own. It is web based so no need for an App Store gatekeeper.

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by ffhhj on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:14PM (#25521661)

Do they have backups?

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by hnrodey on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:26PM (#25521782)

Probably? At some point in the process comes acceptance. Doing something was better than doing nothing.

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by mechnesium on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:15PM (#25521670)

Just deleted mine, too. Thanks for the idea!

Very shady move on behalf of Google. Seems like the acquisition of Fitbit was done with this intention. Idle dollars, ripe for picking.

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