Poop-peeping toilet attachment has a different definition of 'end-to-end' encryption

No, this isn't a joke: Kohler's poop-scanning toilet attachment, which the company claims is … uh … end-to-end encrypted, appears to be anything butt.

The Dekoda, released in October by people seemingly unaware of this 11-year-old yet incredibly prescient Adult Swim spoof infomercial, attaches to existing dumb toilets. It includes a camera that thankfully only gazes downward at your leavings instead of elsewhere, and claims to be able to analyze waste for gut health, hydration, and the presence of blood. 

Given the sensitive nature of what Dekoda is analyzing, Kohler says it designed Dekoda and the accompanying Kohler Health app "with privacy-first features" including so-called end-to-end encryption (E2EE). But according to freelance journalist, software engineer, privacy expert, and former Federal Trade Commission technology advisor Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Kohler is misusing the term "E2EE".

Writing in the premiere post of his /var/log/simon blog, Fondrie-Teitler dug into Dekoda's use of ...