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Oral Roberts Univ. freshman will wear (mandatory) Fitbits to allow the school to track their fitness -- (link)

Posted by mr. plow (aka chris) Feb 1 '16, 14:36

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and totally not sexual activity (www.nbcnewyork.com)

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someone in the dorms should buy a paint mixing machine and really light those stats up -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 15:04
Lest we forget, this is where the jokes are coming from ... -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 1, 14:55 7
- "ranging from “passive, light effort” to “active and vigorous" -- nm - mr. plow Feb 1, 14:59
- Forbes is forcing me to show ads to enter their site... - Will Hunting Feb 1, 14:58 5
  - Yes, they sort of do that. They're less obnoxious about it than some other sites I've seen. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 15:00 4
    - They actually won't let me in unless I turn off ad-blocker. Not sure how that's not 100% obnoxious. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 15:00 3
      - Oh, that didn't happen for me. It showed me a quote and counted down to opening the site. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 15:05
      - Even if you do that but block trackers via Ghostery it will still block you. -- nm - iSpam Feb 1, 15:01
      - well, it's a thing of Steve Forbes to begin with -- nm - mr. plow Feb 1, 15:01
No way in hell I'm wearing it so they can track me. That's a terrible invasion of privacy. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 14:40 16
- There's very little detail you can get from a fitbit. They'll know the number of steps each person takes and it will influence their PE grade. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 14:45 15
  - Doesn't it also show when you were walking? I thought mine did, I'll have to check. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 15:16 6
    - Yes, it does. So, they'll know when you were out and when you weren't. They'll have more info than just how many steps you took in a day. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 15:17 5
      - shows when you were walking, but not where. You could be up and down the hall or off campus, but there's no way of knowing. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 15:34 1
        
        True but it's more info than how many steps. I'm just saying, there's some tracking going on here and I don't like it. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 15:36
      - They will? Honest question as well I guess being contrarian. Is the requirement for the expensive GPS equipped units? - JD Feb 1, 15:28 2
        
        Without the GPS they'll just know if and when you were walking around but not where. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 15:37
        
        Even with the GPS models, it's only on if you turn it on. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 15:34
  - yeah, i am pretty sure my fitbit doesn't have an 'engaged in vice-ridden activity' counter. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 14:52 2
    - No but it does tell them when you were walking around and when you weren't. - Krusty Feb 1, 15:25
    - luckily for you -- nm - mr. plow Feb 1, 14:52
  - unless they addd something to it to be able to track you -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 14:49 4
    - (Baldur's Gate II is out for ipad/iphone.) nm - Dignan Feb 1, 15:03 1
      - awesome! thanks -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 15:22
    - Oh, maybe little video cameras so they can see you at all times! Chastity belt notifications! Thought detectors! -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 14:53 1
      - I wouldn't put it past them -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 15:22
chastity wristbands. Ain't the future grand? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 14:40 1
- You're wearing it around the wrong body part, Bery. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 14:53
It will only affect their version of a PE grade. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 14:38

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