[el_cujo]

And now people who want to convince others to leave behind their fitbits need only point them to this article to lend legitimacy to the claim that "everyone is doing it!". Stuff like this is part of why people don't trust the media anymore.

[MichaelApproved]

> Stuff like this is part of why people don't trust the media anymore.

This kind of nonsense is nothing new. It's been going on for ages.

You know those man-on-the-street news segments with people literally repeating the reporters words for a soundbite? It's the exact same thing.

[ssully]

This type of reporting is as old as the field; it's today's equivalent of "street reporting", where a reporter fields questions to people walking to work downtown their opinions on things. This isn't a scientific study, they don't have to have a complete consensus to report on what some Fitbit users are doing. Grow up.

[fractalf]

I say use all the tricks in the book to get more people to stop using google. Trust in media has always been an issue. Trust a company with your data has never been worse.