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(Hypothetical made-up example:) "Dental" chewing gum companies would pay $$$ for info on peoples' brushing habits crossed with demographics and geographical dat
by DaiPlusPlus 2y ago
(Hypothetical made-up example:) "Dental" chewing gum companies would pay $$$ for info on peoples' brushing habits crossed with demographics and geographical data: if the data shows that there's a particular city or county where people brush their teeth 25-50% less than the general population then there's a good bet they should increase their ad-spend in that area, because (let's say) people who don't brush their teeth are more ameneable to buying dental-gum to offset the damage of not brushing.
- radicaldreamer 2y agoIt’s not about data on your teeth, it’s data about your device and network… you can grab all sorts of interesting data on your spending and habits by scanning bluetooth, local network etc. as well as sending up your ip and geolocation every few minutes. That’s the really valuable stuff. The app’s purported aim is simply to get it installed onto your mobile device.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoThat would be a blatant GDPR violation if there ever was one… Fortunately for me I put my toothbrush on its own VLAN