Review: Fitbit Charge 2

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fitbit is red hot right now and seems to be enjoying a surge in popularity. The Fitbit Charge 2 fitness tracker seems to be its most popular model in the market right now. I think a lot of people got these as presents over the holidays and the device hasn't even peaked.

The Charge 2 is everywhere, I've seen it in ariports, in food courts and worn by all sorts of people trying to become more active or conscious of their health. 

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Checking out the latest Fitbits: Charge 2 and Flex 2

By Sonya Davidson

Fitbit started just over 9 years ago and their mission has always been to help people live healthier and more active lives by offering guidance and inspiration to reach personal goals. The fitness trackers have been popular for marathon runners and other athletes with training goals in mind as well as people like me who just want to add more to my everyday activities. 

In combination with the Fitbit App, people can manage not only personal goals of their chosen activities but also eat smarter, sleep better, and pay attention to weight goals. Fitbit has become the number one fitness tracker globally out of all the wearables on the market now. There are several Fitbit styles available depending on your needs and this fall we've been introduced to new models: Fitbit Charge 2 and the Fitbit Flex 2. 

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Study: Apple Watch trumps standalone fitness trackers in terms of privacy and security

Privacy and security aren't issues most of us have in mind when thinking about our fitness trackers. Mostly though of as 'dumb' devices or a collection of sensors that are designed around tracking physical activity, they don't seem like the types of gadgets that will be susceptible to attacks or data exploits. 

A recent study held by Open Effect called Every Step You Fake took a look at eight fitness trackers and wearables and determined that seven out of the eight fitness trackers emit persistent unique identifiers (Bluetooth media addresses, etc,). Many were shown to have vulnerabilities in their companion smartphone apps and some can even be used to create fake fitness band records. Apple's Apple Watch, which features activity tracking features, a hear rate monitor and various motivational features to keep user's moving, was the only device that did not exhibit security vulnerabilities. This is likely because, watchOS, as an extension of the ironclad iOS platform, surely has key security loopholes covered in their Watch products.

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