Fitbit may be in breach of the EU's GDPR rules, as it is alleged to have illegally exported user data on three separate occasions.
to a Google account in order to make proper use of their device, it looks as if the company is coming under increased scrutiny, particularly in the European Union.
“When creating an account with Fitbit, European users are obliged to ‘agree to the transfer of their data to the United States and other countries with different data protection laws’. This means, that their data could end up in any country around the globe that does not have the same privacy protections as the EU,” noyb alleges.
While it remains to be seen what action, if any, the aforementioned regulators will take following the complaints, some of the allegations will likely be questioned heavily by both Fitbit and Google. These are similar to concerns that were raised when Google first purchased Fitbit, but the company has stated on the record that sensitive user data would not be shared.