When Google bought fitbit all they bought was the data. Not the dumb bracelet. Mark my words.
They never responded to me about sending me an email AFTER the merger, when I had explicitly requested all of my data be removed BEFORE the merger. The "investigation" went nowhere.
They never responded to me about sending me an email AFTER the merger, when I had explicitly requested all of my data be removed BEFORE the merger. The "investigation" went nowhere.
Who here gets the "GPS nag screen"? If you have GPS tracking disabled it asks every time you use it. Also, if you reinstall or update it... It turns it back on!
I liked my dumb bracelet. :-\
I liked my dumb bracelet. :-\
As a refresher: Fitbit could track your menstruation, if you're trying to get pregnant, if you've had an abortion, when you've had sex, your physical location and much, much more.
Combine that with your Google data... Which likely includes emails? Contacts? Calendar? Search history?
If you have a Google phone (Android, and I do) ... Physical location, how often you speak to specific people, how often you text, and anything you use your voice assistant for
If you have a Google phone (Android, and I do) ... Physical location, how often you speak to specific people, how often you text, and anything you use your voice assistant for
Combining multiple datasets allows for all sorts of inferences, conclusions and more.
Now add on they make the most popular web browser. 🤔
That's a lot of places to aggregate data!
Now add on they make the most popular web browser. 🤔
That's a lot of places to aggregate data!
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