Oura Ring vs SHR K3 Smart Ring — Privacy + Audit Comparison

Updated 2026-05-04 · Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha · Methodology: 3-pass forensic

TL;DR. Both are smart rings, but the privacy story is different: Oura is reviewed by Mozilla Privacy Not Included (no warning label) and operates from Finland with a required cloud subscription. The SHR K3 is independently audited by Ainode (Tier C — operates with disclosed US-server flows) and works without any subscription. We have NOT independently audited Oura — we cite Mozilla's public review.

Side-by-side

Oura Ring (Gen 4)SHR K3 Smart Ring (Ainode)
Price€329–€349€129
Subscription€5.99/mo required for full featuresNone
Manufacturer HQOulu, Finland (EU-based manufacturer)China (audited)
Independent privacy auditMozilla Privacy Not Included (no warning) — vendor self-disclosure-basedTier C (audited) score 51/100
Auditor's findingHealth data shared with US servers — documented and disclosed to the user.
Public PCAP reportNot published/audits/shr-k3
Methodology disclosureVendor privacy policy onlyFull 3-pass methodology + 6-dimension scoring
Where to buyhttps://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/oura-ring//shop/shr-k3-smart-ring

What our audit found on the SHR K3 Smart Ring

Health data shared with US servers — documented and disclosed to the user.

Tier: C (score 51/100). Date audited: 2026-04-29. Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha. License: CC-BY-4.0. Methodology: 3-pass forensic network audit (DNS analysis + traffic surveillance + 6-dimension classification).

Full audit page → · All public PCAP reports →

What we DIDN'T audit

The Oura Ring (Gen 4) is not in Ainode's audit corpus. We don't make privacy claims about devices we haven't physically tested. We cite the vendor's stated practices and (where available) third-party reviews like Mozilla Privacy Not Included.

If you'd like Ainode to audit a specific device for your own use case, contact andre.mendonca@ainode.info.

Disclosure

Ainode sells the SHR K3 Smart Ring (€129). This page contains affiliate-style internal links to our shop. We do not sell the Oura Ring (Gen 4) and have no commercial interest in its sales — we link to the manufacturer for completeness only.

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