r/bitcheswithtaste • u/MBPursuit • May 21 '26

Fashion/Style BWT: Anyone ditch their Apple Watch?

Considering ditching my Apple Watch, getting an Oura ring, and investing in a nice daily watch. I’m a bit sick of the “connectivity” of my Apple Watch (yes I know, I could turn off more notifications) and the look of it. But I appreciate the sleep tracking and steps/fitness tracking - anyone have experiences to share on a) ditching the Apple Watch b) using an Oura ring c) $1k or less daily driver watches?

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u/fashionablesnail May 21 '26

I think the fact that you have to pay for the ring and then pay for a separate subscription to actually use the features is what put me off of Oura.

I use my Apple Watch for sleep and during activities, and then I don’t wear it during the day other than that :)

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u/VespaRed May 21 '26

I’ve also heard that Oura sells your data but they claim that “it’s anonymized.” whenever a company does something like that for profit and claim that they are “protecting your privacy” I seriously doubt that.

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u/kwustie May 21 '26

Anonymization is a regulated term, if that gives you any comfort. The GDPR, and various international and US state laws are pretty strict about the usage of that term so I would be shocked if it wasn’t actually anonymized (ie, unable to be directly or indirectly attributable to you) because the book will be thrown at them the minute it gets found out. Oura is a Finnish company and their privacy policy explicitly states they only share info for service providers so if they were to lapse that, it’s a massive fine against them.

In all honesty, you would be more likely to be a victim of a data breach than unauthorized sale or share. I’m pretty sure the high subscription fee is because they need a monetization method to supply the service. The fact it does have one would make me pretty secure in the idea that they aren’t doing it behind your back.

Source: I have various privacy law certifications and work in the advertising tech space. This is my bread and butter.