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		sebastien_b on July 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Headphones are collecting too much personal data (... Just because you haven’t heard of them doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Ask yourself (as the article does): why would they even need this data? (menstrual cycle?? Really!?!)

vongomben on July 26, 2020 [–]

Well menstrual cicle is a gold mine. But I miss the connection with headphones...

phreack on July 26, 2020 | [–]

The obvious reason is money and a lack of ethics, but the dogwhistle reason is that these headphones are supposed to be used with a health and fitness app.

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