Tom Hale states Oura has no commercial incentive to monetize user data
Tom Hale · How Ōura doubled ring sales in two years (with CEO Tom Hale) | Masters of Scale · Jan 9, 2025 · at 23:25
Tom Hale, CEO of health wearable company Ōura, discusses the company's business model and data privacy commitments regarding sensitive user health data.
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“We don't have advertising. We have no incentive to do anything other than protect your data.”
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