Al Hoffman
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Sure they could and even though I am an avid Fitbit user. You always have your doubts.
Police have started to use fitness trackers from companies such as Fitbit, Garmin and Jawbone, in court rooms as evidence.
Fitness trackers, and other smart devices such as smartwatches, are bound to join the long list of technology used in litigation.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-attorneys-fitness-trackers-court-evidence-article-1.2607432?outputType=amp
It is up to the Judge as to what is admissible.
Circuit Court Judge David Zakowski ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can present the Fitbit’s step-counting data to the jury but not its sleep-recording data.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.greenbaypressgazette.com/amp/1084388001
Fitbit Law Suit
The only thing I personally know about that is that strap must be firmly on your wrist. It can’t be loose.
The suit claims Fitbit's heart rate tracking tech is inaccurate
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/4344675/fitbit-lawsuit-heart-rate-accuracy
You are, of course, correct. But you may want to consider the Frye test, in Iowa case law as it applies to FitBit and other digital data. The judge would have a Frye hearing, to determine the admissibility of new tech or science in a case, if not previously admitted in another state court in Iowa...I think. Very IJMOO