Alternative Issue....
I have a Garmin product with separate heart rate monitor, purchased years ago, and i thought i would try it out.
Garmin, and it seems many other manufacturers, force you to use their software which is internet based only, for storage of the data on their servers.
I NEVER want to store MY data on some other entities servers.
The letter misses the point in this regard.
The issue should be that any product/device MUST allow the owner/user to use it without the requirement for ANY internet connection or service.
Luckily, after a lot of searching i located the Garmin Ant Agent software (on a 3rd party website - which is risky) to download the workout, and used the Golden Cheetah application to view my results.
Since website after website is hacked, it is immediately obvious that every device MUST allow local only storage, and as per purchasing goods, a GUEST login where your card details are not stored, must be provided by every website too.
Then at least people have the option of storing their data locally only.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
