But do you like the idea of Apple farming your medical information? Apple sure loves that idea, that’s why they made a watch that can track your steps and read your heart rate, and blood oxygen levels, as well as monitoring sleep patterns and menstrual cycles.
They still very much do sell it though, even if it’s “anonymized” as per their privacy policy. My sister has one of those fuckin watches, and for a week every single month, anyone connected to her WiFi gets bombarded with “feminine product” ads. This didn’t happen until after she bought the stupid watch.
While Apple claims to protect user privacy and not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes, their policies also state that non-personal, de-identified information may be used for any purpose.
Infact, the FTC has issued strong warnings about it and seem very pissed off about such practice. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that anonymization is no shield for ad data collection, and that companies making such claims can be held accountable for deceptive practices. Unfortunately for us, that just means that Apple would likely face fines and penalties if found to be in violation of privacy regulations, meaning Apple doesn’t give a shit as they and other massive corpos often do.
Honestly, what I wouldn’t do for a smartwatch that could continually monitor my blood sugar. But you’re absolutely right. I want that shit going straight to my doctor. No middle men. Fully encrypted. Legally binding.
But do you like the idea of Apple farming your medical information? Apple sure loves that idea, that’s why they made a watch that can track your steps and read your heart rate, and blood oxygen levels, as well as monitoring sleep patterns and menstrual cycles.
I don’t buy Apple products, fuck them.
I would buy xiaomi or something, and medical data is heavily protected by law and hardly of use to advertisers and propaggandists.
They still very much do sell it though, even if it’s “anonymized” as per their privacy policy. My sister has one of those fuckin watches, and for a week every single month, anyone connected to her WiFi gets bombarded with “feminine product” ads. This didn’t happen until after she bought the stupid watch.
While Apple claims to protect user privacy and not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes, their policies also state that non-personal, de-identified information may be used for any purpose.
Infact, the FTC has issued strong warnings about it and seem very pissed off about such practice. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that anonymization is no shield for ad data collection, and that companies making such claims can be held accountable for deceptive practices. Unfortunately for us, that just means that Apple would likely face fines and penalties if found to be in violation of privacy regulations, meaning Apple doesn’t give a shit as they and other massive corpos often do.
Just use gadgetbridge with some huawei watch (they don’t have vendor pair)
Honestly, what I wouldn’t do for a smartwatch that could continually monitor my blood sugar. But you’re absolutely right. I want that shit going straight to my doctor. No middle men. Fully encrypted. Legally binding.