From: ec1828@gmail.com   
      
   Retrograde  writes:   
      
   > On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300   
   > Ethan Carter  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> I love stuff that's high quality.  I surely care about precision and   
   >> durability.  I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one.  But, yeah, I   
   >> did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance.  Thanks for any   
   >> information.   
   >   
   > The last time I bought a scale, all I wanted to know was my weight in   
   > KG.  All the new scales provide new features like this one, and in   
   > exchange, require the usual: internet enabled, create a user profile,   
   > log in before use, agree to a terms of service that is updated   
   > frequently.  Then they sell your biodata.   
   >   
   > I didn't buy one, but I'd expect that within a week of first use, many   
   > companies that have a financial interest in knowing your medical   
   > condition will be updated on things like your biomass, water intake,   
   > etc. and you'll start getting interesting adverts for medical   
   > "supplements," "try this one weird trick," and the usual garbage.   
   >   
   > The same business model, in sum.   
      
   Omg, I had not thought of that.  Thank you!  So my question   
   becomes---can I buy any scale with bioimpedance that gives me the data   
   without also stealing it from me?   
      
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