The Wombelix Post - Fitbithttps://dominik.wombacher.cc/2019-11-01T15:05:00+01:00sigh - Google buys Fitbit2019-11-01T15:05:00+01:002019-11-01T15:05:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-11-01:/posts/sigh-google-buys-fitbit.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Jon Erlichman posted on <a class="reference external" href="https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">Twitter</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191101133006/https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2019.11.01-131021/https://mobile.twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">[2]</a>)
that Google is going to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion.
Except the price, Google announced it today in their <a class="reference external" href="https://blog.google/products/hardware/agreement-with-fitbit">Blog</a>
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<p>Jon Erlichman posted on <a class="reference external" href="https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">Twitter</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191101133006/https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2019.11.01-131021/https://mobile.twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1190252267406069760">[2]</a>)
that Google is going to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion.
Except the price, Google announced it today in their <a class="reference external" href="https://blog.google/products/hardware/agreement-with-fitbit">Blog</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191101132758/https://blog.google/products/hardware/agreement-with-fitbit">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2019.11.01-132954/https://blog.google/products/hardware/agreement-with-fitbit">[2]</a>) as well.</p>
<p>We will see what the acquire actually mean for Fitbit and if Google just got rid of a competitor in the Wearables Market.</p>
<p>I actually like to use a Fitness Tracker but almost every product comes in exchange of my personal data which i have to share with a US Company.
Call me paranoid, but i just didn't have a good feeling about even, especially when Google comes into play.</p>
<p>For sure, i have no idea what Fitbit actually do with my personal data, but that Google will use them for tracking and advertising is quite clear.</p>
<p>Maybe it's time to look for alternatives, but are they really some out there, that care about privacy and data protection at all?</p>
<p>Fitbit also published as <a class="reference external" href="https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Fitbit-to-Be-Acquired-by-Google/default.aspx">press release</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131324/https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Fitbit-to-Be-Acquired-by-Google/default.aspx">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2019.11.01-144949/https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Fitbit-to-Be-Acquired-by-Google/default.aspx">[2]</a>)
with a statement regarding personal data.</p>
<p>Quote:</p>
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> [...] The company never sells personal information, and Fitbit health and wellness data will not be used for Google ads [...]
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