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WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed (news.ucsc.edu)
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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9921530/

I wouldn't be as sure about that as you are

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The article you cite states that accuracy drops to 60% if the enrollment and testing data were collected at different sessions. I imagine the effects of coffee or walking on heart rate would make that even worse.