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They do, but it should be noted that there have been reports of toothbrushes exfiltrating accelerometer data so toothbrushes are no longer a good example of an innocuous device.


What possible use would a company have for knowing when you pick up your toothbrush? What valuable data can they extract from that?


Maybe letting health insurance companies know their client(s) aren't brushing their teeth "enough" (by some metric), thereby setting themselves up for increased dental costs?

Probably the same thing for people brushing their teeth too much?




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