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Fitbit Wants To Help Corporations Track Employee Health

Posted by samzenpus on from the hand-in-your-fitness-report dept.

jfruh writes: Fitbit is pitching its iconic fitness trackers to businesses as a tool to save money on health care costs. Many companies have wellness programs to encourage workers to exercise more, and Fitbit will help employers quantify (and monitor) employee progress. “We think virtually every company will incorporate fitness trackers into their corporate wellness programs,” Fitbit CFO Bill Zerella said

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  1. Great idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe they can come monitor my food when I'm at home or out about town, too?

    And maybe they can monitor when I wake and sleep.

    And maybe monitor what kind of air I breath in my part of town.

    And maybe they can just get a direct pipe into all my medical records? I mean, since apparently we give no fucks anymore, right?

    I have a better idea: You hire me to do a fucking job and I'll do the fucking job and we'll leave our involvement with each other right fucking there.