The Dekoda smart toilet attachment, introduced by Kohler Health—a subsidiary of the renowned American home brand Kohler—has stirred up privacy concerns, primarily because of its integrated AI camera and the touted 'end-to-end encryption' (E2EE) technology. With a price tag of around $599, this device also demands an extra monthly subscription fee of $7. Mounted on the inner wall of the toilet, it automatically snaps images of waste and assesses users' health status using a machine learning model. Nevertheless, software engineer Simon Fondrie-Teitler highlighted that what Kohler refers to as 'end-to-end encryption' is, in reality, Transport Layer Security (TLS). According to his analysis, the data is decrypted once it reaches Kohler's servers, making it accessible to Kohler employees or systems. In response, Kohler clarified that its 'end-to-end' description pertains to the data's journey from the 'user's device' to the 'Kohler server.' However, IBM and privacy specialists underscored that the essence of true E2EE is that the service provider should not be able to access the content. Furthermore, Kohler mentioned that with user consent, it would utilize de-identified data for training AI models or for commercial purposes—a practice that has drawn criticism for fostering a misleading sense of privacy protection.