[projectvrm] and now the NSA can get all up in yo teeth!

[Mary Hodder < >]

Keep your teeth clean, and your microdata in the cloud:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2134904849/kolibree-the-worlds-first-connected-electric-tooth

WHAT:  "Our vision is to bring to market a new solution that completely 
re–invents your dental hygiene routine by providing FEEDBACK, that empowers 
you to take better care of yourself. Thanks to its sensors, the Kolibree 
toothbrush can monitor brushing habits on smartphones and, similar to the 
wiimote, the mobile app allows you to interact with games which is 
particularly motivating for kids !"

APIs:  "With Kolibree, DEVELOPERS can become part of the adventure by 
creating applications that analyze the data transferred via Bluetooth to make 
brushing time both fun and more compelling . We believe that when people are 
better informed, they are empowered to make decisions which optimize and 
improve behavior day after day for their dental well-being and overall health.
We're here on Kickstarter to raise money to build development kits and launch 
production tooling. The funds will go towards development and distribution 
costs so we can get the toothbrush into the hands of developers and consumers 
more cost efficiently and faster than traditional methods."

But WHO OWNS YOUR DATA?  You do (per the Kickstarter).

But WHAT DO THEY COLLECT? Information from LinkedIn, for starters:   
"Information From Third Parties: We collect Personal Information and other 
information about or related to you from LinkedIn and potentially other third 
parties when you connect, sign-up or register on or with the Site or other 
Services. In such cases, you allow Company to access and obtain Personal 
Information and other LinkedIn Information about you from LinkedIn (including 
from your LinkedIn profile information) and such other third parties. The 
LinkedIn Information you allow Company to access and collect is affected by 
the privacy settings you establish with LinkedIn or such other third parties 
(and you can control and find out more about these settings by visiting 
LinkedIn.com). The LinkedIn Information is subject to certain terms and 
conditions which restrict and proscribe our use, disclosure and protection of 
your LinkedIn Information in accordance with the applicable policies on 
LinkedIn.com (or the websites of such other third parties, if applicable."

Along with all the data from the toothbrush, your phone, anywhere else they 
can match you, and anytime you access them from anywhere.

BUT YOU DON'T OWN YOUR DATA, PER THE PRIVACY POLICY:

How is it used?  "To analyze, compile, publish, sell and otherwise similarly 
utilize information (other than Personal Information) relating to usage and 
users of the Services. For advertising, marketing and promotional purposes. 
To provide personalized experiences and recommendations, language and 
location customization, personalized help and instructions, or other 
responses to your usage of our Services. "

In other words, they are doing what everyone is doing: saying they aren't 
sharing your data.. but they are, through aggregated means they hope won't 
track back to you, but likely could. Or for sale.. or ads, or whatever they 
want.

EDIT OR DELETE YOUR DATA: Also.. they have no mechanism to allow you to edit, 
correct or delete your data. They may, through personal request, make some 
effort to remove your data.

If I OWNED my data, I'd be able to delete it, etc.

LIVE IN THE EU:  you consent to have your data in the US under US terms.

UNDER 11y old?:  your not allowed (and how do they enforce that.. given it 
will be on the bathroom counter?