By Asa Hiken
In through the nose, out through the mouth — and into the hands of private companies.
This could be the new fate of your breath.
So it appears from an incipient trend in consumer tech, in which companies are creating products that target the collection of respiratory data.
For instance, at the all-virtual 2021 Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showcased a clothing textile that tracked a wearer’s respiratory rate — along with other physiological conditions.
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