Is it true a thermometer company tracks fever data?

I saw an article that a thermometer company is saying Florida is following the same patterns in NYC regarding checking temperature.

That’s scary because NYC is having a rough time of it right now, and it’s also scary because I can’t believe companies are monitoring our body temperature.

Here’s an article. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241372271.html

This Q is focused on the big brother aspect of companies and governments monitoring us.