@djlink @GeePawHill Question is- how is #Amazon going to collect my #analPrint w/out my knowledge or consent as they did w/facial recognition? I wouldn’t buy any Amazon products but any brand toilet that snoops on anuses could sell that data to Amazon. I guess the real threat will be public toilets. A self-cleaning toilet like you have in Europe might monatize your shitty data in return for usage.

@GeePawHill @djlink It’s worth noting that #Stanford researchers have recently developed¹ an #analprint so they can authenticate you w/out any kind of data entry. ① https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-designed-a-smart-toilet-with-butt-recognition-technology-2020-4?r=US&IR=T

As if the world couldn’t get any weirder, this AI toilet scans your anus to identify you - It's what the researchers call "A mountable toilet system for personalized health monitoring via t... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/08/as-if-the-world-couldnt-get-any-weirder-this-ai-toilet-scans-your-anus-to-identify-you/ #continuoushealthmonitoring #stanforduniversity #diseasedetection #fitnesstrackers #sanjivgambhir #cloudstorage #smarttoilet #biometrics #analprint #research #iot