Wellvue O2-ring privacy concern

[papnapper]

On the day I received my Wellvue O2-ring, 3 months ago, I was concerned about the possibility of personal identification data being sent via the internet to ????? , when plugged into my PC.
I sent 3 emails to the makers, the support and the software people asking what was in the unusually large connector of the supplied USB cable. I have never received a reply.

I decided never to plug into my PC but I have been using the app on my Android phone. The only permission I had to allow the app was Bluetooth UNTIL 13/12/2022, It suddenly asked for permission to know my location! Then, the next day 14/12/2022, it also wanted permission to access " Photos / Multimedia / Files storage ... in the cache".

I would not be posting the above if I had received a reply to any of the three emails I sent either.

Regardless of whether Wellvue & associates are trustworthy, hacking happens, so if anyone can advise us users how to avoid the risk, please advise.

I am not being paranoid with my concern as I am simply following the common advice to avoid having personal information published, in order to avoid spam, fraud, hacks etc. For instance, cpap-talk.com warns against it if you edit your profile.

[GrumpyHere]

You're more likely to leak personal info via your phone than via your PC since your phone is always connected.

The big connector is likely an UART (Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter) because the o2ring is likely a serial device.

Some versions of android prior to version 12 required location in order to use Bluetooth. (Source: https://source.android.com/docs/core/co ... etooth/ble )

Finally the vihealth app wants to store data from the o2ring into files on your phone. So it requires permission to do so.

[papnapper]

On the day I received my Wellvue O2-ring, 3 months ago, I was concerned about the possibility of personal identification data being sent via the internet to ????? , when plugged into my PC.
I sent 3 emails to the makers, the support and the software people asking what was in the unusually large connector of the supplied USB cable. I have never received a reply.

I decided never to plug into my PC but I have been using the app on my Android phone. The only permission I had to allow the app was Bluetooth UNTIL 13/12/2022, It suddenly asked for permission to know my location! Then, the next day 14/12/2022, it also wanted permission to access " Photos / Multimedia / Files storage ... in the cache".

I would not be posting the above if I had received a reply to any of the three emails I sent either.

Regardless of whether Wellvue & associates are trustworthy, hacking happens, so if anyone can advise us users how to avoid the risk, please advise.

I am not being paranoid with my concern as I am simply following the common advice to avoid having personal information published, in order to avoid spam, fraud, hacks etc. For instance, cpap-talk.com warns against it if you edit your profile.

I disclose that I have been diagnosed as paranoid recently when I went to the doctor to get my latest cholesterol results. The truth is that he did not actually tell me I was paranoid, but I sure as hell could tell that he was THINKING it.
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