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Yet people think I'm paranoid for not wanting whatever the latest health tracking gadget is. I would love to have an FOSS fitbit equivalent that doesn't share m
by arca_vorago 9y ago
Yet people think I'm paranoid for not wanting whatever the latest health tracking gadget is. I would love to have an FOSS fitbit equivalent that doesn't share my information with anyone but me, preferably a manual download or a manual bluetooth switch (so it can be off when out and about).
It's like these companies valuations aren't off the product, but more off how much data they are getting off consumers. I bet they are selling this to advertisers.
- rorykoehler 9y agoI'd imagine they are mainly selling to governments and town planners.
- zimpenfish 9y agoNo need to imagine; they're quite up front about it. https://metro.strava.com/ https://metro.strava.com/ > Metro anonymizes and aggregates this data and then partners with departments of transportation and city planning groups to improve infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians.