Fitbit Faces Legal Complaints in Europe Over Data Privacy Violations

  • Digital rights group, noyb, has filed complaints against Google’s Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy alleging infringement of EU data privacy laws.
  • The group claims Fitbit compels app users to consent to data transfers outside the EU, providing no means to withdraw consent short of account deletion.
  • Google could face a fine of up to 11.28 billion euros if found guilty, based on parent company, Alphabet’s, last year’s turnover.
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