Fitbit users may be disclosing sex life on Google
A report on Sunday says that some users of the Fitbit device to track their health and activity may be unwittingly posting details of their sex lives on Google Google Latest from The Business Journals New report sees iPhone 5, iPad 3 coming in the fallReport: Apple set to launch iPhone 5, iPad 3U.S. boosts high-tech weapons development Follow this company and other online search engines.
The Next Web blog said some users of the device made by San Francisco-based Fitbit Inc. are manually adding details of their activity but may not be aware that the information is searchable online unless they adjust their preferences to keep their profile information private.
TechCrunch reports that Fitbit’s default privacy setting allows profiles to be found in search results. It included this link showing the types of results in question.
The Fitbit Tracker clips onto clothing or slips into a pocket and uses accelerometer technology to gather information about daily health activities.
The sexual information is coming from a feature that lets users also keep track of nutrition, weight and additional activities.
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