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Fitbit and Strava may be tracking more than your run (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] bonenode@piefed.social 46 points 4 months ago (3 children)

At this point you cannot buy any product tracking anything you do without also assuming your data is being stored and sold as well. No matter what the company promises, promises can always change and are probably not legally binding either.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 18 points 3 months ago

It's why self-hosting is so important wherever possible.

[–] Hyperrealism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I once knew a guy who received a blackmail email claiming they'd accessed his email account. He sent them pictures of his dick, balls and hairy butthole until they blocked him.

Does anyone have any tips on how I can do something similar with companies that breach my privacy. I worry that installing a blink camera under the seat of my toilet, so it can witness what a lack of fibre does to a mans lower intestine, wouldn't get the message through.

Or is this something I would be better taking up with the nearest US embassy or FBI field office?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

carnists cannot go two paragraphs without mentioning their animal abuse but it's vegans who talk about it all the time...

[–] Hyperrealism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

A hit and a miss. Too much rice.

Thank you for bringing up that you're a vegan though.

[–] DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Doesn't Casio still have these watches, even with step counter, that do not need an app? And you can even check the time on them.