Thanks for sharing!
I have a Garmin Inreach device which has satellite capabilities for sending out SOS messages if anything happens in the backcountry. Would love to one day have a sovereign version of that with the same navigation functionality.
TLDR: no more smart watch data harvesting back to basics this year. nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d5klqft7 is right smart watches are just another tracker and data collector harvesting your info to sell.
So for Christmas my present was the new version of a Casio protrek watch. I had tried a Garmin the previous year. While the functionality is great it just isn't my thing.
I've been working on improving my privacy practices and it was just another tracking beacon with an account tied to it. I didn't put all the demographic information into the account correctly or at all. Still it collected data on me for a year.
Needless to say back to an analog/digital dumb watch for me. Main thing I wanted it for was the barometer and compass function. I can just estimate the rest of the information I got from it.
https://believeintherun.com/gps-run-tracking-privacy-policies/
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What about something like this? I have buddies that use them and use them on their boats for offshore fishing
This is of the same product line I have (66i). Unfortunately the problem with these is the same data collecting practices as the smart watches. It uses the same app to connect to a smartphone.
Still using it tho as it is potentially life-saving tech 😋 Trade-offs... ;)