I’m looking for advice on a privacy friendly fitness tracker. One that doesn’t require storing my personal data on a third party site, where I can sync the data locally using an open source program. I do have a PineTime but it doesn’t really track metrics and I question the accuracy of the heat rate monitor. FitBit is owned by google, and I don’t want an Apple Watch. Any recommendations?

  • Showroom7561English
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    10 months ago

    OP, what your asking for might be a test of frustration. You’ll either end up with poor hardware or lacklustre software.

    But I guess it depends on your goal. For years, I used a pebble smartwatch via gadgetbridge for a fully offline experience, but it was so limiting.

    I ended up with a Garmin instinct solar and couldn’t be happier.

    The Mozilla foundation gives Garmin top marks for privacy and transparency, saying:

    Garmin has been on our Best Of list for a number of years. And we’re pleased to say, in 2023, it seems they’ve gotten even better (which is amazing when so many other companies are getting worse) SOURCE

    I do use a Garmin bike computer, too, so I’m acutely aware that my ride location data is being sent to Garmin. But for my use case, I’m OK with that.