Champaign Voices

Smart Toilets Promise Health Data; America Declines That Level of Friendship

Published: July 26, 2026

Connected bathroom fixtures that analyze biometrics hit the market, a product category that assumes you want your plumbing to gossip. What do you think?

“My toilet does not need Wi-Fi. Full stop.”
Irene Neer, Privacy Absolutist of the Powder Room
“If it beeps, I'm moving to the woods.”
Walt Huffman, Man Who Still Fears Bidets
“Health is good. Surveillance on the throne is a line.”
Tina Grove, Gadget Drawer Warden