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>> huge savings, this is typically 279. we have 130-dollar saving, its going to be 149. >> wow. >> nice. august.com, over here we have the fit bit, actually i have one on, i will give it to you. this is actually their smartest -- matches your suit. [laughter] >> this is the charge 3, their smartest tracker, it can track your heart rate, it can track your sleep, more importantly its got a lot of the smart watch features, now you can pay with fitbit pay, which is awesome. 149, its 99.95, $50 off. ...

Are very well protected. >> julie: you are not giving consent, how was this not breaking hippo laws? >> google is considered a partner to ascension so they are working with them on bettering your health care so it does fall under. >> bill: this privacy debate is really interesting. have you seen the response from apple when they started up moving up in the bedroom of a young woman who was on her phone, the tagline is your computer shouldnt know how many heartbeats you have a minute. >> bill: and...

Else on the south lawn. but the other thing that is worth mentioning that were hearing is theres also a lot of kind of quiet chatter in the presidents or by tbit that the deeply worried about another inauguration fiasco. >> no ones going to show up. >> that the presidents crowds were not as big as his predecessors, exactly, no one will show up. what happens if it rains? people in a deeply blue district who are not fans of the president are fleeing town. part of that it seems is designed to kind ...

Behavioral addict. and it is not just the data that we use online. they get our data from bank accounts, from our medical stuff, so like if you wear a fitbit or some other health device, they get your data from your location from your cellular carrier. they form this really complex picture of you and they do that in order to sell behavioral predictions about what you did. and the problem with all that is they are in a position to influence what you do because of their and to essentially persuade...

Was walking to work. we offer to arrange a swifter moat to transportation, she declined. he asked why and she explained that she needed the steps on her fitbit to sign into her social media account, if she fell below the right number of steps, it would lower her health and fitness rating and that is part of her social rating which is monitored by the government of china. a low social rating prevents her from working or traveling abroad." that is what is going on there. author and columnist mark ...

From china was walking to work. he offered to arrange a swifter mode of to transportation, she declined. he asked why and she explained that she needed the steps on her fitbit to sign into her social media account. i if she fell below the right number of steps, it would lower her health and fitness rating and that is part of her social rating which is monitored by the government of china.t a low social rating prevents her from working or traveling abroad." that is what is going on there. author ...

Tech. big government plus big tech does equal, big brother 24/7. >> tucker: which of the ways -- presumably like everything these things start in subtle ways, the fitbit example from the peoples republic of china doesnt seem at first blush, authoritarian, they are not forcing that, they want you to be fit. cardio is really important and if you want health insurance, youll get your steps. that is authoritarian. >> yes it does. i think it is worth thinking about how quickly our thinking has evolve...

Does equal big brother 24/7. >> tucker: what are the ways -- presumably like everything these things start in subtle ways, the fitbit example from the peoples republic of china doesnt seemn at first blush, authoritarian, they are not forcing that, they want you to be fit. cardio health is really important and if you want health insurance, youll get your steps. but that is authoritarian. >> yes, it is. i think it is worth thinking about how quickly our thinking has evolved on this. if you remembe...

California, using a murdered womans fitbit to track down her alleged killer. 90-year-old anthony isaiello wa arrested for the murder of his 67-year-old stepdaughter last month. her fitbit recorded a significant spike in her heart rate before a sudden drop-off to nothing. the data helped police construct a timeline and arrested the stepfather. aiello being held without bail. due in court tomorrow. some beaches in palm county, florida, are set to reopen today after test results showed a reductio...

Sentence for each count. three of four appeared in court. its not clear if they have attorneys. the food and drug administration seiziing paperwok from the marketers of juul. the fda calls it part of an effort to keep tobacco products out of the hands of kids. the commissioner called the teen use of e-cigarettes an epidemic. police in san jose, california, using a murdered womans fitbit to track down her alleged killer. 90-year-old anthony aiello was arrested for the murder of his 67-year-ol...