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Okay so you wanna hear something absolutely horrifying?

My new CPAP machine has a 4G modem and it shares all my sleep data with the company. There’s some people at the local office who can tell precisely when I’m asleep and how asleep I am.

Could you possibly want any better data for when to rob someone?

I’ve put the thing in airplane mode and they called saying they can’t get the data needed for the first month, required for insurance purposes. Nope. My last machine had an SD card. How about you do that instead?



It just seems to get worse and worse. We desperately need a consumer privacy bill of rights.


I had to look it up: CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; to treat sleep apnea disorder

I do have sleep apnea disorder but probably a mild one as I don't feel exhausted at all. Reading your comment sparked the idea that it might be a good idea to verify the severity. If there will be any CPAP machine involved I will for sure think of its privacy impact.




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