General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFitness and health apps may be sharing the most private details about your life
Do you use an app to help you count steps? Or does your company offer an app to monitor your health?
Nearly every facet of our lives can be tracked now, but they can be detrimental to your privacy. Some health apps are reevaluating their relationships with Facebook FB, +1.95% after a Wall Street Journal report revealed they send sensitive personal details to the social media platform without users knowing, underscoring the privacy risks with such apps.
At least four apps the WSJ contacted as part of its reporting cut off transmission of sensitive data to Facebook. The apps that made the change include Flo Health Inc.s Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker and Azumio Inc.s Instant Heart Rate: HR Monitor, it reported.
Its common for developers to share information with a wide range of platforms for advertising and analytics, a Facebook spokeswoman told MarketWatch. We require the other app developers to be clear with their users about the information they are sharing with us, and we prohibit app developers from sending us sensitive data.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitness-and-health-apps-may-be-sharing-the-most-private-details-about-your-life-2019-02-26
Squinch
(50,955 posts)started wearing the Fit Bit?
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)but in place steps do not correspond to real steps. With the ice and broken toe, that has been my alternative to my regular walks. Felt it the last two days I finally went out.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)I don't use Google to search any health related topics either.