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Some electric toothbrushes have these gimmicky features where they can map your mouth while you brush and report on your hygiene habits to tell you how effectively you're brushing, or even nag you if you don't brush enough. Guessing that's the kind they have.
So for the manufacturer, why allow the device to simply use a local account to track that information, when instead they can force you to register an account online and associate your brushing habits with all of the other shadowy telemetry data being collected about us online?
But also, these aren't hidden features. That info should be on the box. I'm not trying to defend companies demanding your email and an account to use an electric toothbrush, but also at a certain point you gotta look at the consumer and say, you bought that. Electric toothbrushes aren't exactly a monopoly out there; you can buy one that doesn't require an email.
It's pretty easy to put something on the box like this can make your phone buzz if you forget to brush your teeth, and people who worry they're sometimes forgetting to brush your teeth will see that as an advantage without necessarily realising that they need to give the manufacturer their email and the right to associate it with their brushing telemetry.
If it's not prominently displayed on the box, then it's not the consumer's fault.
I agree, but I suspect that info was on the box.
I doubt that the packaging could help you find a "smart" toothbrush that doesn't ask for your email
Don't spent money on that, it's complete bunk and just a very expensive gimmick.
If you're going with an electric toothbrush, avoid the absolutely cheapest ones because the parts tend to be rubbish. Get the first tier up that has a pressure sensor. That's all you need. They don't need different brushing modes, they don't need a masturbation setting, they don't need bluetooth connectivity, or 3D scanning or whatever.
You want a pressure sensor, and a motor that lasts more than a couple of months. When I bought my toothbrush some four years back you got two for ~$80.