Mary Camacho
@marycamacho.bsky.social
Co-founder @Cirdia | CEO, @Holo | Podcast host @termsofservice | Building wellness tech that respects privacy, aging, and agency. 🧠📿 Public benefit first. Colorado ↔ Spain.
Most of us have a “wearable graveyard” — the drawer where our fitness trackers go when they stop fitting our lives.
Not because we lost motivation… but because the device lost relevance.
I just wrote about why that keeps happening — and what needs to change.
Not because we lost motivation… but because the device lost relevance.
I just wrote about why that keeps happening — and what needs to change.
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Most of us have a “wearable graveyard” — the drawer where our fitness trackers go when they stop fitting our lives.
Not because we lost motivation… but because the device lost relevance.
I just wrote about why that keeps happening — and what needs to change.
Not because we lost motivation… but because the device lost relevance.
I just wrote about why that keeps happening — and what needs to change.
When companies lock down repairs, they lock down our freedom.
Gay Gordon-Byrne and I dive into the #RightToRepair movement—and why it’s about more than fixing broken tools. It’s about ownership, equity, and power.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/you...
#TermsOfService #RepairRights
Gay Gordon-Byrne and I dive into the #RightToRepair movement—and why it’s about more than fixing broken tools. It’s about ownership, equity, and power.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/you...
#TermsOfService #RepairRights
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
When companies lock down repairs, they lock down our freedom.
Gay Gordon-Byrne and I dive into the #RightToRepair movement—and why it’s about more than fixing broken tools. It’s about ownership, equity, and power.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/you...
#TermsOfService #RepairRights
Gay Gordon-Byrne and I dive into the #RightToRepair movement—and why it’s about more than fixing broken tools. It’s about ownership, equity, and power.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/you...
#TermsOfService #RepairRights
The $150B wellness wearables market has a dirty secret: every company eventually optimizes away their privacy promises for a high-multiple exit.
August 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The $150B wellness wearables market has a dirty secret: every company eventually optimizes away their privacy promises for a high-multiple exit.
The Jury is in. Meta found liable for intentionally intercepting menstrual health data from millions of Flo users via the embedded SDKs. The cost could be in the Billions.
My take on what this means for trust in wellness tech → cirdia.com/blog/when-co...
#FloApp #DataPrivacy #Femtech #HealthTech
My take on what this means for trust in wellness tech → cirdia.com/blog/when-co...
#FloApp #DataPrivacy #Femtech #HealthTech
When Consent Isn't Trust: What the Flo & Meta Lawsuit Reveals About Building Wellness Tech Right | Blog | Cirdia
Mary, co-founder of Cirdia, explores the recent Flo lawsuit, why legal compliance is not enough, and how Cirdia is building a privacy-first alternative in wellness tech.
cirdia.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Jury is in. Meta found liable for intentionally intercepting menstrual health data from millions of Flo users via the embedded SDKs. The cost could be in the Billions.
My take on what this means for trust in wellness tech → cirdia.com/blog/when-co...
#FloApp #DataPrivacy #Femtech #HealthTech
My take on what this means for trust in wellness tech → cirdia.com/blog/when-co...
#FloApp #DataPrivacy #Femtech #HealthTech
Small design choices can shift power back to users.
I spoke with Eriol Fox & Molly Wilson on making privacy usable, supportive & human.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...
#Privacy #UXDesign #DigitalRights
I spoke with Eriol Fox & Molly Wilson on making privacy usable, supportive & human.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...
#Privacy #UXDesign #DigitalRights
August 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Small design choices can shift power back to users.
I spoke with Eriol Fox & Molly Wilson on making privacy usable, supportive & human.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...
#Privacy #UXDesign #DigitalRights
I spoke with Eriol Fox & Molly Wilson on making privacy usable, supportive & human.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...
#Privacy #UXDesign #DigitalRights
You don’t build trust with words. You build it by how you respond when things go wrong.
David Bray gets this.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#Leadership #Accountability #TermsOfService
David Bray gets this.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#Leadership #Accountability #TermsOfService
Mission, Complexity, and Crisis: Leading in a Rapidly Changing World
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Terms of Service, host Mary Camacho speaks with Dr. David
Bray, a seasoned leader who has served in senior roles across the U.S.
government, tech, and civil society...
termsofservice.xyz
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
You don’t build trust with words. You build it by how you respond when things go wrong.
David Bray gets this.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#Leadership #Accountability #TermsOfService
David Bray gets this.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#Leadership #Accountability #TermsOfService
The first Cirdia day devices are on wrists. That feels big.
We put together a short video showing how we got here—from design renders to wearability testing.
No rush. Just rhythm.
📰 Watch here: cirdia.com/blog/on-our-...
#Cirdia #FounderNotes #Wearables #PrivacyFirst
We put together a short video showing how we got here—from design renders to wearability testing.
No rush. Just rhythm.
📰 Watch here: cirdia.com/blog/on-our-...
#Cirdia #FounderNotes #Wearables #PrivacyFirst
July 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The first Cirdia day devices are on wrists. That feels big.
We put together a short video showing how we got here—from design renders to wearability testing.
No rush. Just rhythm.
📰 Watch here: cirdia.com/blog/on-our-...
#Cirdia #FounderNotes #Wearables #PrivacyFirst
We put together a short video showing how we got here—from design renders to wearability testing.
No rush. Just rhythm.
📰 Watch here: cirdia.com/blog/on-our-...
#Cirdia #FounderNotes #Wearables #PrivacyFirst
In uncertain times, we need leaders who trust.
David Bray shares what that looks like—especially when the pressure’s on.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #PublicService #Resilience
David Bray shares what that looks like—especially when the pressure’s on.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #PublicService #Resilience
July 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In uncertain times, we need leaders who trust.
David Bray shares what that looks like—especially when the pressure’s on.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #PublicService #Resilience
David Bray shares what that looks like—especially when the pressure’s on.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #PublicService #Resilience
Dr. David Bray joined me to talk AI, trust, and what it means to lead in the middle of a storm.
We covered: fear, systems, agency—and what comes after collapse.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #Leadership #DigitalTrust
We covered: fear, systems, agency—and what comes after collapse.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #Leadership #DigitalTrust
Mission, Complexity, and Crisis: Leading in a Rapidly Changing World
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Terms of Service, host Mary Camacho speaks with Dr. David
Bray, a seasoned leader who has served in senior roles across the U.S.
government, tech, and civil society...
termsofservice.xyz
July 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Dr. David Bray joined me to talk AI, trust, and what it means to lead in the middle of a storm.
We covered: fear, systems, agency—and what comes after collapse.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #Leadership #DigitalTrust
We covered: fear, systems, agency—and what comes after collapse.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/mis...
#TermsOfService #Leadership #DigitalTrust
Shared some thoughts on why we’re using Kickstarter at Cirdia—and what that decision really says about how we want to build.
📰 Full post here: cirdia.com/blog/why-kic...
💬 Curious if you’d join a live Q&A with us soon. Let me know.
#Cirdia #WellnessTech #Transparency
📰 Full post here: cirdia.com/blog/why-kic...
💬 Curious if you’d join a live Q&A with us soon. Let me know.
#Cirdia #WellnessTech #Transparency
July 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Shared some thoughts on why we’re using Kickstarter at Cirdia—and what that decision really says about how we want to build.
📰 Full post here: cirdia.com/blog/why-kic...
💬 Curious if you’d join a live Q&A with us soon. Let me know.
#Cirdia #WellnessTech #Transparency
📰 Full post here: cirdia.com/blog/why-kic...
💬 Curious if you’d join a live Q&A with us soon. Let me know.
#Cirdia #WellnessTech #Transparency
Too many of us have accepted discomfort as normal. It doesn’t have to be.
"Built for Her" shares how your feedback is shaping Cirdia — and why we’re inviting you into the Inner Circle to keep building from lived experience.
cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
"Built for Her" shares how your feedback is shaping Cirdia — and why we’re inviting you into the Inner Circle to keep building from lived experience.
cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
Tired of sleep trackers that keep you up at night?
We heard you.
Our latest blog is about starting where others stop — and building wellness tech from your real stories, not industry defaults.
📝 Read Mary’s post: cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
#Cirdia #HealthTech #BuiltForHer #DigitalWellness
We heard you.
Our latest blog is about starting where others stop — and building wellness tech from your real stories, not industry defaults.
📝 Read Mary’s post: cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
#Cirdia #HealthTech #BuiltForHer #DigitalWellness
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Too many of us have accepted discomfort as normal. It doesn’t have to be.
"Built for Her" shares how your feedback is shaping Cirdia — and why we’re inviting you into the Inner Circle to keep building from lived experience.
cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
"Built for Her" shares how your feedback is shaping Cirdia — and why we’re inviting you into the Inner Circle to keep building from lived experience.
cirdia.com/blog/built-f...
76 workdays to read all your annual privacy policies?
William McGeveran breaks down the absurd logic behind privacy policies we’re never meant to read.
🎧 termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#PrivacyLaw #TermsOfService #DigitalTrust
William McGeveran breaks down the absurd logic behind privacy policies we’re never meant to read.
🎧 termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#PrivacyLaw #TermsOfService #DigitalTrust
June 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
76 workdays to read all your annual privacy policies?
William McGeveran breaks down the absurd logic behind privacy policies we’re never meant to read.
🎧 termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#PrivacyLaw #TermsOfService #DigitalTrust
William McGeveran breaks down the absurd logic behind privacy policies we’re never meant to read.
🎧 termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#PrivacyLaw #TermsOfService #DigitalTrust
I read every privacy policy I could get my hands on. The patterns were alarming—and personal.
This post explains why we built Cirdia to never upload your intimate body data. Ever.
This post explains why we built Cirdia to never upload your intimate body data. Ever.
Most wearables claim rights to your biometric data—then use it to train AI models or target ads.
At Cirdia, your insights stay on your device.
Your Data, Your Body → cirdia.com/blog/your-da...
#privacy #wearables #techforgood
At Cirdia, your insights stay on your device.
Your Data, Your Body → cirdia.com/blog/your-da...
#privacy #wearables #techforgood
Your Data, Your Body: Why Cirdia's Privacy Approach Matters | Blog | Cirdia
Mary, co-founder of Cirdia, breaks down how mainstream wearables misuse biometric data and shares how Cirdia was built from the ground up to protect your wellness journey, your choices, and your priva...
cirdia.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I read every privacy policy I could get my hands on. The patterns were alarming—and personal.
This post explains why we built Cirdia to never upload your intimate body data. Ever.
This post explains why we built Cirdia to never upload your intimate body data. Ever.
Why are we still pretending people read privacy policies?
William McGeveran and I dig into what digital consent actually means (and why it often doesn’t).
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#Privacy #TermsOfService #DigitalSystems
William McGeveran and I dig into what digital consent actually means (and why it often doesn’t).
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#Privacy #TermsOfService #DigitalSystems
June 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Why are we still pretending people read privacy policies?
William McGeveran and I dig into what digital consent actually means (and why it often doesn’t).
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#Privacy #TermsOfService #DigitalSystems
William McGeveran and I dig into what digital consent actually means (and why it often doesn’t).
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/who...
#Privacy #TermsOfService #DigitalSystems
You don’t need to be an expert to ask smart questions about the tech you use.
Marisa Zalabak shares how even small questions can help us take back control.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
#TermsOfService #AIEthics #DigitalAgency
Marisa Zalabak shares how even small questions can help us take back control.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
#TermsOfService #AIEthics #DigitalAgency
May 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You don’t need to be an expert to ask smart questions about the tech you use.
Marisa Zalabak shares how even small questions can help us take back control.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
#TermsOfService #AIEthics #DigitalAgency
Marisa Zalabak shares how even small questions can help us take back control.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
#TermsOfService #AIEthics #DigitalAgency
When your smart assistant says “I’m sorry,” is it empathy—or just programming?
I spoke with AI ethicist + psychologist Marisa Zalabak about synthetic empathy, emotional trust in bots, and how our habits are shifting in quiet but powerful ways.
🎧 Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
I spoke with AI ethicist + psychologist Marisa Zalabak about synthetic empathy, emotional trust in bots, and how our habits are shifting in quiet but powerful ways.
🎧 Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
May 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
When your smart assistant says “I’m sorry,” is it empathy—or just programming?
I spoke with AI ethicist + psychologist Marisa Zalabak about synthetic empathy, emotional trust in bots, and how our habits are shifting in quiet but powerful ways.
🎧 Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
I spoke with AI ethicist + psychologist Marisa Zalabak about synthetic empathy, emotional trust in bots, and how our habits are shifting in quiet but powerful ways.
🎧 Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/whe...
Can you prove you’re human?
And if it’s a bot, how do you know it represents who it claims to?
These are the big questions we’re tackling at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets tomorrow.
#Identity #AI #DigitalWallets
And if it’s a bot, how do you know it represents who it claims to?
These are the big questions we’re tackling at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets tomorrow.
#Identity #AI #DigitalWallets
May 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Can you prove you’re human?
And if it’s a bot, how do you know it represents who it claims to?
These are the big questions we’re tackling at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets tomorrow.
#Identity #AI #DigitalWallets
And if it’s a bot, how do you know it represents who it claims to?
These are the big questions we’re tackling at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets tomorrow.
#Identity #AI #DigitalWallets
Research should work with communities—not just be about them.
@eleag.bsky.social shares how people can have real agency in how they're represented, how data is collected, and what change they want to see.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #DigitalRights #CitizenScience
@eleag.bsky.social shares how people can have real agency in how they're represented, how data is collected, and what change they want to see.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #DigitalRights #CitizenScience
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Research should work with communities—not just be about them.
@eleag.bsky.social shares how people can have real agency in how they're represented, how data is collected, and what change they want to see.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #DigitalRights #CitizenScience
@eleag.bsky.social shares how people can have real agency in how they're represented, how data is collected, and what change they want to see.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #DigitalRights #CitizenScience
Speaking at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets in London on 14th May.
In a world of AI agents and bots, how do we know who we’re really engaging with—and what trust even looks like?
A timely and necessary conversation.
In a world of AI agents and bots, how do we know who we’re really engaging with—and what trust even looks like?
A timely and necessary conversation.
May 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Speaking at MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets in London on 14th May.
In a world of AI agents and bots, how do we know who we’re really engaging with—and what trust even looks like?
A timely and necessary conversation.
In a world of AI agents and bots, how do we know who we’re really engaging with—and what trust even looks like?
A timely and necessary conversation.
Data is never just data.
@eleag.bsky.social shares how a pile of paper became a turning point—reminding her that inside every dataset is a person.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#DigitalEthics #TermsOfService #HumanRights
@eleag.bsky.social shares how a pile of paper became a turning point—reminding her that inside every dataset is a person.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#DigitalEthics #TermsOfService #HumanRights
April 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Data is never just data.
@eleag.bsky.social shares how a pile of paper became a turning point—reminding her that inside every dataset is a person.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#DigitalEthics #TermsOfService #HumanRights
@eleag.bsky.social shares how a pile of paper became a turning point—reminding her that inside every dataset is a person.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#DigitalEthics #TermsOfService #HumanRights
@eleag.bsky.social joins me to talk citizen science, community-driven research & tech that serves the public good.
🎧 Tune in to our conversation: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #TechEthics #CitizenScience
🎧 Tune in to our conversation: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #TechEthics #CitizenScience
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@eleag.bsky.social joins me to talk citizen science, community-driven research & tech that serves the public good.
🎧 Tune in to our conversation: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #TechEthics #CitizenScience
🎧 Tune in to our conversation: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bey...
#TermsOfService #TechEthics #CitizenScience
AI can generate answers—but does it create wisdom?
Mei Lin Fung challenges how we think about intelligence, understanding, and AI’s real limitations.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
#AI #Wisdom #CriticalThinking
Mei Lin Fung challenges how we think about intelligence, understanding, and AI’s real limitations.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
#AI #Wisdom #CriticalThinking
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
AI can generate answers—but does it create wisdom?
Mei Lin Fung challenges how we think about intelligence, understanding, and AI’s real limitations.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
#AI #Wisdom #CriticalThinking
Mei Lin Fung challenges how we think about intelligence, understanding, and AI’s real limitations.
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
#AI #Wisdom #CriticalThinking
Mei Lin Fung calls this moment The Great Disruption—a shift as big as the Great Depression but driven by global connectivity. We talk about tech, wisdom, and building resilient societies.
🎧Listen the full episode here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
🎧Listen the full episode here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Mei Lin Fung calls this moment The Great Disruption—a shift as big as the Great Depression but driven by global connectivity. We talk about tech, wisdom, and building resilient societies.
🎧Listen the full episode here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
🎧Listen the full episode here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/the...
New on the Cirdia blog: "When My Data Wasn't Really Mine"
I share the frustrating moment I lost 3 years of carefully tracked fitness data.
Your heartbeat and sleep patterns aren't just data points—they're parts of your life that should remain firmly in your control.
cirdia.com/blog/when-my...
I share the frustrating moment I lost 3 years of carefully tracked fitness data.
Your heartbeat and sleep patterns aren't just data points—they're parts of your life that should remain firmly in your control.
cirdia.com/blog/when-my...
When My Data Wasn't Really Mine: A Privacy Wake-Up Call | Blog | Cirdia
A personal account of losing years of fitness data and the wake-up call about who really controls our biometric information.
cirdia.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New on the Cirdia blog: "When My Data Wasn't Really Mine"
I share the frustrating moment I lost 3 years of carefully tracked fitness data.
Your heartbeat and sleep patterns aren't just data points—they're parts of your life that should remain firmly in your control.
cirdia.com/blog/when-my...
I share the frustrating moment I lost 3 years of carefully tracked fitness data.
Your heartbeat and sleep patterns aren't just data points—they're parts of your life that should remain firmly in your control.
cirdia.com/blog/when-my...
The way we interpret Darwin shapes law, politics & climate action. Helen Holden Slottje exposes the hidden forces driving our systems—and how to rethink them."
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bre...
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bre...
March 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The way we interpret Darwin shapes law, politics & climate action. Helen Holden Slottje exposes the hidden forces driving our systems—and how to rethink them."
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bre...
🎧 Listen: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/bre...