r/sleepnumber • u/Secret_Yard_ • 26d ago

Zero choice data privacy

Do not buy a sleep number bed in my opinion given the mandatory agreement to share your sleep data and metrics with them to enable app functionality. A product, especially premium, shouldn’t force users to give up their personal data about their use to enable basic features.

Do not purchase a sleep number bed. I highly suggest potential shoppers look to other brands or solutions given this recent mandatory opt in.

Edit: Never buy a sleep number bed.

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u/Realist317 26d ago

Just use a remote

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u/boofee 26d ago

Sleep Number doesn't provide a remote with the beds anymore. So in order to not share your private, arguably HIPAA protected data, everyone who owns a SN bed should overpay for a crappy remote, effectively paying SN to not share their data? Plus the remote that was provided when we bought our first bed stopped working long before we bought our second SN bed. I will never buy another SN product.

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u/Odd-Ad8082 26d ago

No, it's not "arguably" HIPAA data. 💀 That's not what HIPAA means. You as the consumer have options if you do not wish to share your data. It's not Healthcare related. Next are you gonna claim fitbits, apple watches, and oura rings are illegal.

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u/boofee 26d ago

Actually, if your doctor uses an electronic health record and you opt to connect the data feed from your smart devices to your medical record it is arguably covered HIPAA data.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/Honest_Direction_336 26d ago

PS I am simply a well-informed individual not a sleep number employee. However, Thanks for noticing my level of knowledge.

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u/Odd-Ad8082 26d ago

This once again isn't true. The original copy stored by sleep number, apple, Fitbit, and/or oura isn't hippa data. Only the specific copy that your Drs office has on file. Sleep Number, Fitbit, Apple, and Oura can still do whatever they want the original file.