🤦🏻‍♂️ Well, it was probably inevitable that the "Internet of Things" would eventually make its way into the toilet bowl. Kohler's new camera analyzes your waste for 'health insights', which sounds futuristic, but the security questions are concerning. It uses a fingerprint sensor ? to tie sensitive health data directly to an individual, then sends it to the cloud. While they promise encryption, we're creating a honeypot 😬 of incredibly personal information that's ripe for misuse. 💩

TL;DR
📸 Kohler is selling a $599 toilet camera, the Dekoda, to monitor your gut health. 💩
👆 It uses a fingerprint scanner to link the health data it collects directly to you.
🔐 The company claims end-to-end encryption, but this is still an unnervingly specific and sensitive dataset to have stored on any server.
💰 On top of the hardware cost, it also requires a subscription, creating another recurring data transaction.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/kohler-unveils-a-camera-for-your-toilet/
#IoT #Privacy #DataSecurity #HealthTech #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #PoopPictures

🤦🏻‍♂️ Well, it was probably inevitable that the "Internet of Things" would eventually make its way into the toilet bowl. Kohler's new camera analyzes your waste for 'health insights', which sounds futuristic, but the security questions are concerning. It uses a fingerprint sensor ? to tie sensitive health data directly to an individual, then sends it to the cloud. While they promise encryption, we're creating a honeypot 😬 of incredibly personal information that's ripe for misuse. 💩

TL;DR
📸 Kohler is selling a $599 toilet camera, the Dekoda, to monitor your gut health. 💩
👆 It uses a fingerprint scanner to link the health data it collects directly to you.
🔐 The company claims end-to-end encryption, but this is still an unnervingly specific and sensitive dataset to have stored on any server.
💰 On top of the hardware cost, it also requires a subscription, creating another recurring data transaction.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/kohler-unveils-a-camera-for-your-toilet/
#IoT #Privacy #DataSecurity #HealthTech #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #PoopPictures

Just learned that in Australia you can only put a ban on your credit for 21 days, and to extend it you need to prove you've been, or are likely to be, a victim of identity fraud.

This seems really dodgy to me. There is no reason that people should be able to access your credit info without your approval. They should need to ask every time. It should always be locked.

#privacy#dataSecurity#Fraud

But don't worry, if you ever are a victim of fraud, it will be somehow your fault, for not being personally aware of the location of every single piece of data about you.

It will never be blamed on, say, Equifax or Optus for having terrible security and refusing to delete data they no longer need. Or the banking system for refusing to check account names. Or politicians for refusing to learn anything about the laws they pass.

#privacy#dataSecurity#Fraud

Just learned that in Australia you can only put a ban on your credit for 21 days, and to extend it you need to prove you've been, or are likely to be, a victim of identity fraud.

This seems really dodgy to me. There is no reason that people should be able to access your credit info without your approval. They should need to ask every time. It should always be locked.

#privacy#dataSecurity#Fraud

🤖 Most people still treat AI chatbots like a private confessional, but they aren’t. 😳 Every question is logged, stored, and potentially discoverable, sometimes even after you’ve deleted it. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic all retain user prompts by default, often under the guise of “memory” or “service improvement.”

And here’s the kicker: a federal court order now forces OpenAI to preserve all ChatGPT conversations, including “Temporary” ones users assumed were erased. So the notion of ephemeral chats is gone. That should change how people think about what they type into these systems.

The bigger issue is that the line between “helpful personalization” and “permanent surveillance record” is blurring fast. What looks convenient today could look like an exposure tomorrow.

TL;DR
⚠️ AI queries are logged
🔐 Deleted chats still saved
🧠 “Memory” is default setting
📂 Court orders enforce retention

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/opinion_column_ai_surveillance/
#AI#Privacy#DataSecurity#Surveillance#FRCP#EDRM #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity#LegalHold

🤖 Most people still treat AI chatbots like a private confessional, but they aren’t. 😳 Every question is logged, stored, and potentially discoverable, sometimes even after you’ve deleted it. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic all retain user prompts by default, often under the guise of “memory” or “service improvement.”

And here’s the kicker: a federal court order now forces OpenAI to preserve all ChatGPT conversations, including “Temporary” ones users assumed were erased. So the notion of ephemeral chats is gone. That should change how people think about what they type into these systems.

The bigger issue is that the line between “helpful personalization” and “permanent surveillance record” is blurring fast. What looks convenient today could look like an exposure tomorrow.

TL;DR
⚠️ AI queries are logged
🔐 Deleted chats still saved
🧠 “Memory” is default setting
📂 Court orders enforce retention

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/opinion_column_ai_surveillance/
#AI#Privacy#DataSecurity#Surveillance#FRCP#EDRM #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity#LegalHold