Sunday, July 2, 2023

These Things Are Addicting

 


Fitbit Charge 5 Advanced Health & Fitness Tracker with Built-in GPS, Stress Management Tools, Sleep Tracking, 24/7 Heart Rate


12 comments:

  1. Fitbit didnt use to keep and store your personal data until it was purchased by Google. I tossed mine after that.

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  2. --guess some folks need to think they need this shit; chinamen will do somethin' creative with the info...

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  3. Yeah, I used to wear one of the old classic Fitbits, back before Google got their claws into it. That Fitbit broke, and I bought another right away, and wore it for several years.

    I guess I shouldn't have pretended that the data wasn't being collected, as I got an email every week showing how many steps I'd taken, and the comparison to the other's in "my group". But after the second Fitbit wouldn't take a charge any longer, I never sought a replacement. I'll take the steps that I take each day, and I've decided that at the end of the day or week, I don't really need to see a number any longer.

    I've been asked if I wanted one of the "Smart Watches" on the market, and have declined. I'm retired now, so why do I need a timepiece on my wrist?

    Oh. I guess I should admit that outside my nighttime trips to the bathroom, I am rarely not with arm's reach of my phone. I guess I'm still sending data to The GoogleBorg.

    azlibertarian

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    1. AZ sed: "I'm retired now, so why do I need a timepiece on my wrist?"
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      Guess I've been pretending I was retired since the 80's when I threw my watches in the drawer and never seen em again. I just don't have much need to know what time it is, or even what day it is. Doesn't really matter.

      Phone? I have one, but I think I left it in my truck again cause it's not on it's charger over there. Been there since Wed, maybe I'll retrieve it later today, if I remember.

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  4. All your data are belong to us.

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  5. Health and GPS monitor, with medical and location data accessible by the government, your health insurance company, and any potential future insurer, forever, back to the day you strapped it on.
    "Oh look! We see here you drive 20 MPH over the speed limit consistently, so we're jacking your health and auto insurance premiums 85%. Bummer for you."
    "How unfortunate: your daily route takes you through high-crime areas, so we're bumping up your auto rates too."
    "We note that your GPS has you at the exact coordinates of a shooting range every month. You own guns? We didn't know that. We're requiring annual lead level testing, putting your entire family in an assigned risk category because of the potential for gun violence or injury, and that database will be searchable by CPS and civil court in case you ever get divorced."

    What could possibly go wrong here?

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  6. You're all paranoid.

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    1. and you are naive.

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    2. You're not paranoid if they really are out to getcha.
      Part of their plan seems to be to pick out individuals; parents that complain at school board meetings, anyone that uses a firearm to defend themselves (even if not fired) and prosecute them for their resistance by throwing every bogus charge at them they can invent.
      Bankrupt them at the least. Take their kids away if they can.
      It's not paranoia.

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  7. Just use a fake name and disposable email address. All the benefits, anonymously.

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