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When you buy a Fitbit, do you want to opt-in to it checking your heart rate? Serious question. I don't know how you draw the line between what would have to b
by VikingCoder 7y ago
When you buy a Fitbit, do you want to opt-in to it checking your heart rate?
Serious question.
I don't know how you draw the line between what would have to be opt-in and what would have to be opt-out.
- kleer001 7y agoYes, absolutely. It's super easy with a yes/no popup when starting or when trying to use that function.
- fucking_tragedy 7y agoYes. If a corporation wants access to my health data, they need to ask for permission.
- PeterStuer 7y agoFalse question. Checking my heart rate for me isn't my privacy issue. Sharing my heart rate is.
- MrMember 7y agoThat would be ideal to me. Devices and services should be very clear on what personal information they are collecting and how it's being shared, and all data collection should be opt out by default.
- jlarocco 7y agoThat's a straw man. The underlying issue is that companies are shipping products that do a bunch of extra shit that nobody expects or can predict. The solution is for companies to be transparent and open about what their products are actually doing, and then users can decide for themselves if they want to use them or not.
- justaguyhere 7y agoNot your parent commenter. Yes, I want to opt-in explicitly, even for heart rate when I buy Fitbit. The default should be do not track, do not do anything without explicit permission from user. This includes even harmless features and core features of a product (like heart rate monitor for fitbit). This wouldn't be the case if companies played nice. We are well past that now. We can't believe pretty much any company online, not to sell data, mess with their users' privacy etc. Explicitly opting in is a minor inconvenience compared to destroying everyone's privacy.
- lallysingh 7y agoAgreed! This is a quick checklist in the setup of the device. Worth the 30 seconds.
- djrogers 7y agoNo, but I want to opt-in to fitbit storing, sharing, and in any way having access to my heart rate.