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When Google listens to you breathe
The world's largest data company could soon gain access to millions of fitness trackers by purchasing Fitbit. The NGO Privacy International explains why it wants to prevent this.
How much does Google know about us? In other words: Is there anything that Google doesn't know about us? Through our searches on Google and YouTube, the company knows our interests. It potentially knows what we think. And through applications like Google Maps, it may even know where we are at all times.
On 15 June, the Google Group informed the European Commission of its plan to acquire Fitbit, a manufacturer of smart watches and fitness trackers. The Commission now has until 20 July to examine the transaction.
Google buys health data treasure
The planned acquisition of Fitbit could give Google access to health data of millions of people. The processing of sensitive data is strictly regulated by EU law - actually. The takeover could violate the rights of billions of people, although many of them have never heard of Fitbit.
Fitbit's products range from simple pedometers to devices that record calorie consumption, breathing and heart rate. Fitness data provides detailed analysis of, for example, sleep patterns, and the devices also allow users to know if they are menstruating or have had unprotected sex. A large part of Fitbit's value lies in this health data.
In the past, Fitbit has constantly expanded its database through new acquisitions. The company has also recently entered into lucrative partnerships with health insurance companies.
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The world's largest data company could soon gain access to millions of fitness trackers by purchasing Fitbit. The NGO Privacy International explains why it wants to prevent this.
How much does Google know about us? In other words: Is there anything that Google doesn't know about us? Through our searches on Google and YouTube, the company knows our interests. It potentially knows what we think. And through applications like Google Maps, it may even know where we are at all times.
On 15 June, the Google Group informed the European Commission of its plan to acquire Fitbit, a manufacturer of smart watches and fitness trackers. The Commission now has until 20 July to examine the transaction.
Google buys health data treasure
The planned acquisition of Fitbit could give Google access to health data of millions of people. The processing of sensitive data is strictly regulated by EU law - actually. The takeover could violate the rights of billions of people, although many of them have never heard of Fitbit.
Fitbit's products range from simple pedometers to devices that record calorie consumption, breathing and heart rate. Fitness data provides detailed analysis of, for example, sleep patterns, and the devices also allow users to know if they are menstruating or have had unprotected sex. A large part of Fitbit's value lies in this health data.
In the past, Fitbit has constantly expanded its database through new acquisitions. The company has also recently entered into lucrative partnerships with health insurance companies.
💡 Read more 🇬🇧 🇩🇪:
https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3962/pass-notes-proposed-google-fitbit-merger
https://netzpolitik.org/2020/fitbit-uebernahme-wenn-dir-google-beim-atmen-zuhoert/
👉🏼 BLOCK THE GOOGLE/FITBIT MERGER!
https://action.privacyinternational.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=7&reset=1
#google #DeleteGoogle #Fitbit #healthdata #Datenschutz #ourdata #thinkabout
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Google offers data pledge in bid to win EU okay for Fitbit buy
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has offered not to use health data of fitness tracker company Fitbit to help it target ads in an attempt to address EU antitrust concerns about its proposed $2.1 billion acquisition, the U.S. tech company said late on Monday.
The bid, announced in November last year, would help Google take on market leader Apple (AAPL.O) and Samsung (005930.KS) in the fitness-tracking and smart-watch market, alongside others including Huawei [HWT.UL] and Xiaomi (1810.HK).
“This deal is about devices, not data. We appreciate the opportunity to work with the European Commission on an approach that safeguards consumers’ expectations that Fitbit device data won’t be used for advertising,” Google said in an emailed statement.
Reuters reported last week that such a data pledge may likely help Google secure EU approval for the deal.
With just 3% of the global wearables market as of the first quarter of 2020, Fitbit is far behind Apple’s 29.3% share and also trails Xiaomi, Samsung and Huawei, according to data from market research firm International Data Corp.
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Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has offered not to use health data of fitness tracker company Fitbit to help it target ads in an attempt to address EU antitrust concerns about its proposed $2.1 billion acquisition, the U.S. tech company said late on Monday.
The bid, announced in November last year, would help Google take on market leader Apple (AAPL.O) and Samsung (005930.KS) in the fitness-tracking and smart-watch market, alongside others including Huawei [HWT.UL] and Xiaomi (1810.HK).
“This deal is about devices, not data. We appreciate the opportunity to work with the European Commission on an approach that safeguards consumers’ expectations that Fitbit device data won’t be used for advertising,” Google said in an emailed statement.
Reuters reported last week that such a data pledge may likely help Google secure EU approval for the deal.
With just 3% of the global wearables market as of the first quarter of 2020, Fitbit is far behind Apple’s 29.3% share and also trails Xiaomi, Samsung and Huawei, according to data from market research firm International Data Corp.
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When Google listens to you breathe
The world's largest data company could soon gain access to millions of fitness trackers by purchasing Fitbit. The NGO Privacy International explains why it wants to prevent this.
How much does Google know about us? In…
The world's largest data company could soon gain access to millions of fitness trackers by purchasing Fitbit. The NGO Privacy International explains why it wants to prevent this.
How much does Google know about us? In…