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The weird guilt I feel reviewing fitness trackers for kids
I got sent a kids' fitness tracker to look at. It tracks their steps and sleep, which seems helpful, but it also logs location data. I had to write a review that made it sound fun and safe, even though I'm not sure about the privacy stuff. It feels wrong to ignore that part just because the product is free.
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valw691mo ago
Doesn't it suck when free gear comes with shady strings attached? Tracking where kids are is a big privacy red flag, and downplaying it feels off. You're not wrong for feeling weird about pushing that in a review.
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jade_miller621mo agoMost Upvoted
Read that some free apps sell kid location data.
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hernandez.miles21d ago
My buddy's kid had one of those. The family app showed his exact route to school, even the park bench he stopped at. Felt like a live map for anyone who got that data. They turned off the GPS after that. Just uses it for steps now. The whole thing made him super uneasy.
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