'End-to-end encrypted' smart toilet camera is not end-to-end encrypted
7 days ago
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- Kohler launched a smart toilet camera called Dekoda to analyze gut health.
- Kohler claims data is secured with 'end-to-end encryption,' but this is incorrect—it uses TLS encryption.
- Security researcher Simon Fondrie-Teitler pointed out Kohler's misleading encryption terminology.
- Kohler can access user data on its servers, raising concerns about AI training with toilet images.
- Kohler states its algorithms are trained only on de-identified data.
- The Dekoda costs $599 plus a mandatory $6.99/month subscription.