I never should have trusted that fitness tracker. Now I know why | Sam Leith
by Sam Leith from Technology | The Guardian on (#3XBG9)
News that these devices can wildly overestimate activity makes my obsession with Apple's Health app look pretty sad
It was not all that long ago that my ever-lovin' wife showed me the Apple Health app on my phone: little red heart on a white background. I'd never opened it or even noticed it was there, tucked into the folder marked "Utilities", right between PayByPhone parking and Booking.com. Unknown to me, and with no GDPR-style opt-out, this little gizmo had been recording every step I'd taken every single day.
Was I horrified at this invasion of privacy? No: I was delighted. Having long shunned the ostentatious, Fitbit-wearing gym-zombies for the wallies they so obviously are, I became completely fixated. My phone, joggling up and down in my pocket as I trotted, was tracking my non-exercise exercise routine in real time!
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