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Explicit consent is a heightened legal standard under the GDPR; this clause commits Fitbit to obtaining it before processing the most sensitive categories of personal data.
If Fitbit collects health data or other GDPR special category data about the reader, the reader must give explicit consent before Fitbit processes that data.
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"To the extent that information we collect is health data or another special category of personal data subject to the GDPR, we ask for your explicit consent to process the data.Excerpt from Fitbit's Privacy Policy
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Explicit consent is a heightened legal standard under the GDPR; this clause commits Fitbit to obtaining it before processing the most sensitive categories of personal data.
If Fitbit collects health data or other GDPR special category data about the reader, the reader must give explicit consent before Fitbit processes that data.
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