A team at Stanford Medicine has developed gadgets that can be fitted in an ordinary toilet to screen urine and feces and upload the encrypted health data.
The technology may be particularly useful for monitoring individuals at high risk of developing particular illnesses. Many people will be uncomfortable with the idea of cameras and sensors in their toilet.
It may seem like an unthinkable intrusion into what is perhaps the most private of all activities. But a team of developers at Stanford Medicine in Stanford, CA, believe the clinical benefits of their “smart toilet” could be far-reaching.
They are also confident that their toilet can safeguard the privacy of users. Technologies that continually monitor a person’s health play a growing
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