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> And my eyes bugged out a little at this part as I also realized what the implications were

What if they have a ton of sensors which relay enough information to re-construct a 3D mesh of activity on the bed that they can remotely view? And their more curious less ethical employees give nicknames to particularly "active" or "interesting" users? And start placing bets on their favorites? And start connecting the dots on who is sleeping with whom?

More seriously, this is just a data collection mechanism to learn about user habits that can be sold to other companies and/or use to start new lines of business.

Anything that sends back data, without your clear and expression agreement, isn't sending it to help you.


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