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Seems like a pretty clear case.
Praise the GDPR.
Even in the US, the GDPR means companies have to at least pretend to care about data privacy,
A company I worked for a few years ago quite literally “noped” out of GDPR compliance by spinning off all its overseas business into a new company and walking away from the market entirely. That was a pretty big sign for me that the company was a piece of shit and when I started looking for a new job.
You GDPR zombies are hilarious!
What ? Are you angry that some people have rights and a way to enforce them ?
I have all the same rights under my states privacy laws, so nice try dipshit. The difference is I dont think they’re some magical scripture that will protect me from anything, or that huge companies will be affraid of, because Thats not how real life works.
Good for you.
But, you know, unlike what you seems to think, GDPR gives people a fair amount of protection and it is enforced.And these “huge companies” are still subject to laws, at least in EU.
Thats not how real life works.
The real life begs to differ:
https://www.enforcementtracker.com/GDPR gives people a fair amount of protection and it is enforced.
Not in my experience. I have filed complaints of ~20+ GDPR violations under article 77 going years back. Not a single one of them enforced to date. These cases just sit idle for years. The problem is the GDPR gives no recourse when DPAs fail to honor article 77 obligations. It’s toothless.
That shows a low count of cherry-picked enforcement actions. If you had a way to get a count of unenforced reports it would likely be an embarrassing comparison.
LOL, Reality is always missed by your types. Quote where I said it wasn’t enforced! Quote where I said companies aren’t subject to laws… Ya, didn’t think so.
Your stupidity begins and ends with not grasping how big business works, paying those fines are a cost of business for them. Companies have been violating laws knowing they’ll get in trouble LONG before GDPR was ever a thing, that’s not going to change. Neither will their income, the outgoing costs will just rise to cover it, and they feel nothing. Laws are a way to deal with something after it already happens, they don’t stop those said things from happening if that’s what companies are intent on doing.
You and your random hatred of GDPR are hilarious. To quote you, pop an adder all, you need it.
LOL, thats doesnt make any sense whatsoever. If youre going to be so pathetic to profile sniff, at least use something that even remotely fits. You’re not a very good troll.
The monetisation of user data is really enshittifying products. At this point I wouldn’t be against if a company would find it a “feature” to not require you to login/make an account and share data.
News about Amazon streaming this morning: 👋
Mullvad has that feature. They generate an account for you. No password.
Mullvad make watches now!?
I have two Fitbit Charge devices. I took two months off using it. I went to go use them, one will simply not boot (turns on for 1/2 seconds and shuts off) and the other now will only stay charged for a few hours and dies. I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it seems suspicious.
I have owned probably a dozen Fitbits over the years.
Not coincidentally, I own a dozen dead Fitbits.
Honestly you are better off buying the cheapest Chinese product on Amazon. Fitbits are pure fucking diarrhea in wearable form, and I eagerly await the class action lawsuit.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twelve times, uh, you can’t get fooled again.
Is wooshock learning?
Can’t get fooled again.
Lol. They weren’t all mine. I bought one for wife, a couple more for wife’s family. They didn’t all die at once, each lasted about a year and I’d replace them until I was like… wait a minute
If you left them with their batteries empty then the batteries are likely actually dead.
If you’re going to leave a device untouched for an extended period, make sure the battery is atleast 50% or more full before doing so.
IIRC you can’t turn off Fitbit devices. You have to drain the batteries completely so that the device powers down by itself. Utter shit design, but it is what it is.
You can’t turn fitbits off (at least the fitness trackers). They are their on or flat (as far as I’m aware anyway)
Ahh, if so that is a rather awful design choice
A few years ago I bought a xiaomi fitness tracker for 30 euros. Used every day until I got bored of it. Left it in a drawer for a year, tried it recently, still works just fine.
Not that I’d necessarily recommend getting one, but if the battery on yours is already dead, I agree that is suspiscious. Sounds like it’s by design.
Can’t understand the broken logic of thinking privacy is a word you can attach to a Google product!
Is Fitbit a google product? I actually didn’t know that!
I know Apple Bad on Lemmy, but I’m still using my first-generation Apple Watch. I love it very much., even though it’s ancient and a bit slow now. Battery still lasts all day, which is nice for how ancient it is.
Google bought Fitbit in 2019.
Noted! Had no idea.
How does your second paragraph tie into what the person you replied to said or even what you said?
Providing watch commentary, which is what this thread is about?
It’s a shame that most popular watches aside from Fitbit are locked to a specific phone-ecosystem (e.g. Apple Watch doesn’t work with Android)
I use a Garmin myself which I like but it’s UI isnt intuitive enough for me to recommend it to people like my parents
while it doesn’t support Fitbit models so it’s pretty useless in this particular case, look into Gadgetbridge. it does support lots of different smartwatch brands, and helps you keep all the data on-device without phoning home.
Works perfectly with Mi Band 3. The UI is little rough, but you rarely have to use it after the initial configuration. Everything just works.
Why do people use smart watches. I don’t get it. You want to track health stuff, get a running/sports watch. Otherwise just enjoy the freedom of not being bombarded with notifications unless you take your phone out. You’re not that busy
Fitbits…are…a running/sports watch?
