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I think the point of the parent is not so much that you need to take your data to a doctor as much as it’s about not uploading the data to the internet (ie keep the data local).

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Or the obvious middle-ground: make it optional to upload it. I would certainly not want this unless it uploaded and analyzed the data automatically. If it can happen locally, no problem, but I guess it makes it much harder.

If they make it optional, I'd bet good money on the "Don't upload" being off by default and hidden behind five complicated menus.

It is also reset with every update, which have an ominously high frequency, like once a week. The device will of course disable it's features if an update is not applied.

Also, make it full of "useful" granularity like: "upload data on Tuesdays" or "Only upload data if the water PH is less than 7".

Or even stripped of the good features that "require" the cloud.

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