Data collection: Wearable fitness device information tracking your life

By Kelsey Munro
Updated April 18 2015 - 11:08pm, first published 10:35pm
The FitBit Force uses sensors to track your walking and sleeping patterns. Photo: New Deal Design
The FitBit Force uses sensors to track your walking and sleeping patterns. Photo: New Deal Design
The Apple Watch "builds the digital world directly into your skin". Photo: Tim Beor
The Apple Watch "builds the digital world directly into your skin". Photo: Tim Beor

It's axiomatic in the digital world that if an app or service is free, you're the product. Or your data is. So what to make of consumers who are willing to pay handsomely for the privilege of being spied upon?

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