Federal authoritieshave grantedAmazon permission to create a unit that monitors users slumbers.

The touchless unit would use radar sensors to track sleep.

In its request, Amazon said the equipment could help improve consumers' awareness and management of sleep hygiene.

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“Do users really want Amazon to have access to all this health data?”

Attila Tomaschek, a researcher at thewebsite ProPrivacy, told Lifewire in an email interview.

But it seems like a lot of personal information to share with Amazon for just a casual user."

Someone catnapping at their desk with post-it notes with open eyes drawn on them on their face.

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Too Much Information?

Amazon isnt the only company to monitor sleep.

The Apple Watch is among the many wearables that can track sleep if you wear it to bed.

Amazons radar equipment will likely record movement, noise, and pulse, he said.

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Google Nest users can control what data they share with Google.

The information that Amazon could glean from a sleep monitor is more than you think.

Or, Amazon could use the data to serve users with ads.

“Your Amazon sleep sensor detected that you might have sleep apnea?”

“Dont be surprised if you start seeing ads for CPAP machines all over the web.”