I don’t think it has anything to do with privacy, and more to do with walling off any competitors.
Garmin, along with every other major fitness platform syncs with Strava, and the user gives these platforms permission to allow their data to be used to enhance their training, come up with schedules, etc… all things that Strava would be banning.
Funny, because Strava does the same thing with the same data set, even if it didn’t come from Strava to begin with! It’s not a coincidence that Strava announced their own “athlete intelligence”, which literally does what they are banning… as a new, paid product.
And the fact that they announced this without letting any third-party platforms know ahead of time (to prepare), is the biggest dick move they could have made.
As a user of these platforms, Strava is the last place I want my data, but since it serves as a hub to so many other platforms, it makes it easier for me to sync my data.
Seeing that Strava will likely soon ban third party syncing, I hope these guys have a better plan.
Fitness trackers are really only useful if they integrate into services people use.
But I do love the idea of this watch!
that blows but props to strava for taking a stand for user privacy. even a little goes a long way.
I don’t think it has anything to do with privacy, and more to do with walling off any competitors.
Garmin, along with every other major fitness platform syncs with Strava, and the user gives these platforms permission to allow their data to be used to enhance their training, come up with schedules, etc… all things that Strava would be banning.
Funny, because Strava does the same thing with the same data set, even if it didn’t come from Strava to begin with! It’s not a coincidence that Strava announced their own “athlete intelligence”, which literally does what they are banning… as a new, paid product.
And the fact that they announced this without letting any third-party platforms know ahead of time (to prepare), is the biggest dick move they could have made.
As a user of these platforms, Strava is the last place I want my data, but since it serves as a hub to so many other platforms, it makes it easier for me to sync my data.