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There is not way to prevent the watch from sharing such information ?
You could use a free-as-in-freedom app on your smartphone like: https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/
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You could use a free-as-in-freedom app on your smartphone like: https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/
Nothing for Unix systems ? I would not want to use Android for this kind of things either :/
Question for people who own Pebble watches - have you read the Pebble privacy policy? They track a ridiculous amount of stuff (everything from your GPS location and activity to what other apps you run on your phone), log it indefinitely (literally 'for a period of time') in personally identifiable form, and reserve the right to sell your data to third parties. It baffles me how people can be OK with this.
It looks like half the area of the watch is bezel.
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Nothing for Unix systems ? I would not want to use Android for this kind of things either :/
You mean for Unix phones (a la Ubuntu Phone)? Or you want to tether it to your desktop/laptop? Either way the Gadgetbridge source should provide a good starting point if no existing software is available.
Question for people who own Pebble watches - have you read the Pebble privacy policy? They track a ridiculous amount of stuff (everything from your GPS location and activity to what other apps you run on your phone), log it indefinitely (literally 'for a period of time') in personally identifiable form, and reserve the right to sell your data to third parties. It baffles me how people can be OK with this.
I'm OK with it. What do you want to know?
If you're fine with Pebble knowing everything about you, are you fine with them selling all of this information to anyone they choose?
And given the ongoing litany of security breaches and data leaks, even if Pebble never use or sell your data for anything, are you fine with your information becoming public knowledge if Pebble ever get hacked or have their database leaked?
Some day we may just have to accept ubiquitous surveillance as the price for technology, but I don't think we've reached that point yet.
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Yes, this isn't an alternative to Android wear or Apple watch, just more of the same. Fun fact: a few months ago I was looking for a wearable which had the option to store data locally - I looked at dozens of products and only three of them offered this. One needs a Windows app to transfer data over USB, the other is the Oregon Scientific Dynamo, which has a rather poor iOS app and is quite bulky and imprecise and th…
No. Apple may collect data but it does not sell it to third parties.
Question for people who own Pebble watches - have you read the Pebble privacy policy? They track a ridiculous amount of stuff (everything from your GPS location and activity to what other apps you run on your phone), log it indefinitely (literally 'for a period of time') in personally identifiable form, and reserve the right to sell your data to third parties. It baffles me how people can be OK with this.
Yes, this isn't an alternative to Android wear or Apple watch, just more of the same. Fun fact: a few months ago I was looking for a wearable which had the option to store data locally - I looked at dozens of products and only three of them offered this. One needs a Windows app to transfer data over USB, the other is the Oregon Scientific Dynamo, which has a rather poor iOS app and is quite bulky and imprecise and th…
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If the screen is anything like the Pebble Time it wont be beautiful. I love my PT but depending on the watchface the screen isn't easily readable in anything other than outdoor or very bright indoor lighting. There's a light up button, that helps. The colors are also very muted. The value of a Pebble watch in my opinion is all in its practical utility, where it really shines. I have been careful to manage what sends…
For me the issues is the bezel. It's so big that it makes the phone big while simultaneously making the screen tiny.