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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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What are some privacy concerns that fitness apps bring? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to understand the problem those apps bring as a whole.

When an app has access to everything that concerns your health, what is the biggest threat that it can pose?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gadgetbridge is apparently going to support some of their devices in upcoming versions https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/wearables/garmin/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Good to know, thanks :)