MotherJones reports on wristband fitness devices and the potential risk the data they collect could end up in corporate hands. In a speech last week, the Federal Trade Commission’s Jessica Rich discussed the potential implications, such as that health data could be “collected and then sold to data brokers and other companies she does not know exist”—a concern, considering the devices collect data such as sleep quality, weight and even GPS location at times. Meanwhile, a new mobile app allows users to determine if other mobile apps are collecting their location information.
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