So, yeah, back to the question. Why does my bed have an SSH server? Because it needs to be able to talk to some machine on the internet. And why does my bed need that? It's a bed.
[Edit: Wait a minute. Even if I do want to transmit measurements, why is my bed running a server? My bed should be running a client.]
Are you even taking care of yourself if you don't have one?
Okay no but seriously, a smart bed that helps you get really good sleep at night so you wake up rested and ready to face the whole world may not be your cup of tea, but that's what they're selling. You could get that without all the technology, but what's the sleep company going to do with the data? Know that you sleep at night? What's the privacy danger in that?
Then don’t buy this specific bed?
These features are part of why people buy this product. Nobody is accidentally purchasing this as “just a bed” and then discovering that it has an app and smart controls as a surprise later.
> And why does my bed need that? It's a bed.
This is a very dishonest take. If you don’t understand or don’t want the product, then don’t buy it. But the smart controls exist because people (other than you) want them.
because you bought it. sitting across the show room floor or one of the other pics on the sales website were other beds that did not have these features. instead, you let the sales person push you into a sale of a product you weren't happy with or you did not pay attention to the product listing. or your spouse bought it. none of these says anything positive about your situation though, so some inner reflecting on why you're such a bad consumer is warranted
Since when has a consumer product listing mentioned an SSH server backdoor?
I saw your other comment about "pointing out facts" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40840546) - but even if that's true, it in no way makes it ok to break the rules, such as by being aggressive with others. There are a bunch of past explanations about that here, if you or anyone wants more: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu....
If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.