# Ainode

> Independent forensic privacy auditor for AI wearables. Based in Portugal, EU.
> Founded 2026. We forensically audit smart rings, smartwatches, AI glasses, and
> AI earbuds with packet capture before selling them. Open methodology, public
> PCAPs, CC-BY-4.0 dataset license.

## What this site is

Ainode is a hybrid: (a) an EU-based independent privacy auditor publishing
forensic network audits of AI wearables, and (b) a retailer that sells only
the devices that pass the audit. Devices that fail (e.g. transmit voice or
biometric data to non-adequate countries under GDPR Art. 44) are publicly
documented as rejected and are NOT sold.

## Methodology

- /methodology — 3-pass forensic methodology: DNS analysis, traffic
  surveillance, 6-dimension classification (GDPR / surveillance / tracking /
  minimization / transparency / traffic-behaviour). Tier system A/B/C/Rejected.

## Audit corpus (8 devices)

- /reviews — Aggregate Dataset (CC-BY-4.0, ScholarlyArticle citation chain)
- /reports/security/<Device>_(Report_EN|Infografico_PT|Informe_ES) — per-device
  public reports with PCAP screenshots and traffic analysis. ~25KB rich HTML
  per device per language.

## Audited and sold (Tier B / Tier C)

- /shop/shr-k3-smart-ring — SHR K3 Smart Ring, Tier C, score 51, €129
- /shop/aurafit-x6-smart-earbuds — AuraBuds X6 Earbuds, Tier C, score 65, €99
- /shop/qhr-q3-smart-ring — QHR Q3 Smart Ring (audit pending), €99
- /shop/qi2-25w-5-1-charging-station — Qi2 25W charging station, €89

## Rejected (NOT sold; documented as evidence)

- /audits/nexa2 — Nexa 2 Smartwatch — voice data to China (Art. 44 violation), score 81
- /audits/aurafit-titan — Aurafit Titan — biometrics to China, score 73
- /audits/8mp — AI Glasses 8MP — undisclosed multi-endpoint telemetry, score 59
- /audits/1200w — AI Glasses 1200W — voice/image to non-adequate country, score 61

## Author / expert

- Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha — Director of Transparency, Ainode CTO. Privacy
  auditor specialising in IoT/wearable network forensics, GDPR compliance,
  EU consumer protection. Profile at /sobre.

## License + attribution

- Audit data: CC-BY-4.0 — free to re-use with attribution to Ainode +
  Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha
- Methodology: open documentation; toolkit GitHub release pending
- All audit reports are first-party data captured by Ainode in an isolated
  network environment in Lisbon, Portugal

## Contact

- Press / collaboration: andre.mendonca@ainode.info
- Support: hello@ainode.tech
- Languages: Portuguese (primary), English, Spanish

## Comparison guides

- /compare/<device-vs-device> — 23 head-to-head comparisons against major brands
  (Oura, Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy, Pixel Watch, Fitbit, Whoop, Garmin,
  Withings, RingConn, Ultrahuman, Circular, Amazfit, Ray-Ban Meta, AirPods,
  Galaxy Buds). Each cites our audit dataset.

## Privacy glossary

- /learn/gdpr-article-44 — third-country data transfers under GDPR
- /learn/non-adequate-country — what "non-adequate" means + 2026 list
- /learn/third-country-transfer — practical wearable implications
- /learn/pcap-for-consumers — what a packet capture actually shows
- /learn/privacy-tier — Ainode tiering (A / B / C / Rejected)
- /learn/schrems-ii — the 2020 ECJ ruling, EU-US implications
- /learn/forensic-network-audit — methodology explained
- /learn/data-minimisation — GDPR principle in wearable context

## Sitemap

- /sitemap.xml — 75+ URLs (Worker-merged: Pages origin + 8 audits + 23 comparisons
  + 8 glossary entries + utility paths), hreflang for pt-PT / en / es / fr / it / de