After Google acquisition, some Fitbit users worry about privacy

I do not want my data that I consented to you collecting transferring to Google. With news of the acquisition of your company I intend to sell my fitbit & delete my account.— Tanya Janca “I only recently got it and now I’m thinking I don’t need Google watching literally my every step or my every heartbeat,” said Dan Kleinman, who said he is getting rid of his Fitbit Versa.

Some people cited Google’s 2014 acquisition of Nest Labs, which, at the time consisted of smart home thermostats. Since then, the company has“I use a lot of Google services and think they do a decent job, but I’m not interested in adding my health data to their systems,” said Fredrik Matheson who got rid of his Charge 3 after the announcement.

Twitter users have been tweeting about their plans to get rid of their devices upon hearing of the acquisition. “With news of the acquisition of your company, I intend to sell my Fitbit & delete my account,” said a tweet from Tanya Janca, which received several hundred retweets and likes. “I like your product and have enjoyed it many years, but I value my privacy much, much more. The aggregation of data possible makes me extremely uncomfortable.”Can we just bring back Pebble? 😢

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