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Why do you care so much? No one is forcing people to use FitBit. If you don’t agree with their practices or data collection then don’t use their products.
by wil421 8y ago
Why do you care so much? No one is forcing people to use FitBit. If you don’t agree with their practices or data collection then don’t use their products.
- atmartins 8y agoI care because if companies can collect enough data to recognize patterns, and generalize those findings, it becomes everyone's problem. You don't think health insurance providers are dying to buy this data? Or drug manufacturers? You're being double sold and generalized. For instance maybe insurance rates increase in a region showing a higher percentage of heart palpitations. I live there and now my rates increased even though I don't even own a bitfit.
- wil421 8y agoI don’t use fitness trackers. I also refrain from posting negatively about products I don’t use. Do you have any proof about FitBit selling to insurance companies? Not all companies are selling data to 3rd parties.
- swift532 8y agoThe burden of proof should be the other way, until then we have the right to be worried.
- cecilpl2 8y agoWas FitBit upfront about this when they sold their products though? I don't actually know the answer and I think that's a critical piece of information.
- thecatspaw 8y agoPeople buy fitbits to track and record their stats.
- saagarjha 8y agoOn a personal basis.
- saagarjha 8y ago> If you don’t agree with their practices or data collection then don’t use their products. I don't agree and don't use their products. Doesn't mean I can't call them out when they do something I don't agree with.