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The Not-So-Pretty Side of Big Tech

Most of us grow up thinking that the things we buy and store online are ours. Games, apps, files, even the email addresses tied to our names. But big tech companies like Microsoft remind us that nothing in their ecosystem really belongs to us. Recently, Microsoft suspended my Outlook account. They claimed that my OneDrive contained “child porn.”  Let me be clear: I download adult videos from the open web. I am not a pedophile. Yet Microsoft’s algorithms, terms of service, and opaque enforcement systems flagged my content as illegal, locked me out of my account, and informed me that I cannot appeal for six months. When you use Microsoft services, you’re not really buying a product; you’re renting access. Their terms give them permission to scan files on your computer, in your cloud storage, and across your account. The moment something doesn’t fit their rules, they can revoke everything: your email, your purchased games, even the apps you’ve paid for. Microsoft’s policy is blun...

Health Connect - Androids Answer To Apple Health?

Health Connect Overview:
- Health Connect is an Android platform for health and fitness apps to access on-device data.
- It provides API for reading and writing health and fitness data, and allows users to control app access.

Key Features of Health Connect:
- Enhances users' knowledge of their health and fitness activities.
- Provides quick and convenient access to privacy controls and a single data repository.

Note: the below apps are compatible with health connect on android 13 or lower, and may not work with Android 14







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Health Connect is integrated into the system settings of the latest version of Android 13 on Pixel smartphones.

When you install Health Connect you'll need to add it as a quick settings tile so you can view your health data 







Here are some common apps that connect to Health connect for Android































































































































"Starting on June 30, 2025, the Google Fit APIs, including the REST API, will no longer be available." Android developers 




There is privacy controls, such as auto delete, and the data collected by Health Connect stays on your device as compatible apps gather data from the app. Health connect is compatible with Android 9 and up

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