Health surveillance has reached the most intimate place in the world, the bathroom, traditional manufacturer Kohlerlaunched the Dekoda, a camera equipped with artificial intelligence that is installed on the edge of the toilet and analyzes what you eliminate, all in the name of medical prevention.

Costing $599 and an annual subscription of up to $156, the device promises to identify signs of dehydration, occult blood or intestinal disorders simply by looking at waste. The proposal is daring, transforming the most subroutine act of the human being into a window towards early diagnoses.

The system uses a small camera facing the inside of the toilet, with discreet optics and exclusive focus on the content, never on the user or the environment, depending on color, the decora does not record body images and uses fingerprint authentication to separate profiles in homes with several inhabitants.

All data is end-to-end encrypted, processed by AI, and displayed in the Kohler Health app that features hydration charts and gut health reports. The device runs on a rechargeable battery and can operate for a week without charging. Despite the promises, the device raises questions about privacy and the limits of home monitoring, after all, even if the company guarantees complete anonymity, the idea of ​​​​a camera installed in the toilet continues to cause discomfort, especially in times when even virtual assistants and Smart TVs have been accused of collecting excessive data.

For Kohler, the Dekoda is the first step towards a new era of smart bathrooms, where each flush could offer a health report, for critics it is the perfect example of how the search for convenience and well-being could be leading humanity to give up privacy in exchange for data.