Re: on buying a scale with bioimpedance

Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> writes:

Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> writes:
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On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300
Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> wrote:
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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.

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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. 
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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.
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The same business model, in sum.

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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?

I found a candidate.  Check this one out:

  https://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF-679/dp/B0009V1YPK

It's a $56 with bioimpedance and it doesn't seem to talk about bluetooth
or app of any sort, so I assume it doesn't need one, so my data doesn't
out of my home, I should be safe.  The videos and pictures seem to show
that the measurements are shown on the display.  It's also a bit more
expensive than the typical ones.