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The world may be better off, but certainly not because they massively collect biometric data, but because their product encourages exercise.
by Zarath 8y ago
The world may be better off, but certainly not because they massively collect biometric data, but because their product encourages exercise.
- daniel_iversen 8y agoBoth right? You may not like it but which research wouldn’t benefit from a large useful dataset? And to the post above re: assuming consent, sure maybe they should make it crystal clear up front how they’ll use your data.
- brlewis 8y agoHow would you suggest making it clear up front? Providing a link to a privacy policy and making people check a box saying they've read it?
- bpchaps 8y agoA list of information shared would go a long way. Assuming it's a short list (hah), it wouldn't be hard to prominently display it aside from the privacy policy. Edit: Also, turn ALL of this into a single step, and make it easier to find: https://blog.fitbit.com/go-incognito/ https://blog.fitbit.com/go-incognito/
- saagarjha 8y agoMake it opt-in.