Google and privacy

[SunsetRunner]

Not sure where this should be posted but now that google is buying all the data, should there be a an prominent guide as to how to download our data and delete it

[Jfitman]

So Fitbit sold to google this will all start in 2020, wonder what will happen now?  I should have bought a google before now this can be good or bad?  what do you all think?

[Odyssey13]

Hi @SunsetRunner  I'm sure there will be more information released before Fitbit completes the sale. You don't know what will happen until it actually happens. 

@Jfitman  it's too early to say what the sale means, but I tend to look at things on a positive note. With Google as the parent company, Android devices will be supported.

Whatever the future brings, everyone needs to continue the journey they began to a healthier lifestyle. Keep on stepping!

[SunsetRunner]

We can say to a high degree of certainty that Google will gain access to all of fitbit's data regardless of the wishes of fitbit's customers and regardless of any statements that fitbit or Google put out. It's exactly what happened in the Nest acquisition

At what point Google gain access to this data is the only question . Therefore it would be advisable surely for any fitbit customers that do not want their data accessible by Google and therefore any advertisers that Google partner with to delete it.

I was just saying that it would be good if the instructions on how to do this would be fairly prominent for any customers that have concerns whilst fitbit is still interested in their customers data privacy. 

[greyfalcon2112]

My wife and I have enjoyed Fitbit products for about five years now, starting with the little belt clip device all the way to my IONIC, her VERSA and our ARIA II scale.

With the impending cloud of Google on the horizon, (along with their over-intrusive marketing, watching everything you do, everywhere you go, everything you watch, everything you eat, everything you drink, who you talk to and so on and so and so on and I decidedly DON'T wish to be on their data-mining up-for-sale list of customers) is the best option try to wipe the devices back to "Factory New" condition and offer them for sale for whatever little return I'll get from the devices, or not take the chance of having someone gleam unwanted information from them by breaking them into little pieces then burning the remains?

Any thoughts?

I avoid everything Google like the plague.    

[Jfitman]

I told ya it is done Fitbit!  Ionic I say has been junk for me, so I welcome google,  Google fix this **ahem**!

If none of you have had any issues with the product or any of their products you are a lucky person or you do not use it for fitness!