
"Bethany Arreola wore an Oura ring for two years. She started using it because of its integration with Natural Cycles, a birth control app approved by the Food and Drug Administration that uses body temperature data collected by Oura to forecast menstrual cycles. This information can help people prevent pregnancy or become pregnant. She came to love the wearable, and credits it with repairing her relationship with sleep."
"She made the decision after coming across eye-catching posts on the Oura subreddit. This followed an Aug. 27 announcement: Oura, the Finnish health technology company behind the smart ring, announced it was opening a manufacturing facility in Texas to "better meet the needs of the DoD." The company also reiterated its position as " the trusted wearable of choice " to the Department of Defense."
A long-term Oura user praised the ring for menstrual-cycle insights via Natural Cycles and for improving sleep, then removed her data and subscription. The decision followed an Aug. 27 announcement that Oura would open a Texas manufacturing facility to better meet Department of Defense needs and a reiterated relationship with the DoD. Users reacted strongly after discovering Palantir’s involvement through its DOD software and data contract. The revelations spurred online backlash on Reddit and TikTok over security, privacy, and ethical concerns. Oura attributed the backlash to misinformation while noting the DoD relationship dates to 2019.
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