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Refused, or unable? It might have been in the luggage compartment, or they just might not have known how.
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This presupposes knowing that a fitbit uses bluetooth. As I understand it, there are also models (e.g. Fitbit Charge) which cannot be turned off anyway.

Plus there is an overall assumption here that the owner of a Fitbit knows that the device nickname is visible to anyone, and not just themselves.

These things are certainly not at all obvious in an app-centric bluetooth device context.


Could also have been a prank played on somebody who wasn't even aware



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