Using Kohler's Poop-Analysis Camera? Double Check This Key Privacy Setting First

In October, Kohler launched Dekoda, a camera that attaches to a toilet and uses AI to examine your poop. Some say you can't put a price on good gut health, but the Dekoda costs $599 for the device, plus a subscription fee that ranges from $70 to $156 per year.

But after a blog post published this week raised questions about Kohler's data practices for its new toilet gadget, the company was forced to explained what it means by "encrypted" data for customers, and what its policy is for training its algorithms on their... uh... waste information. And it's not as straightforward as it initially appeared to be.

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