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Interesting, I've been helping with this project to crowdsource ventilator manuals (https://www.ifixit.com/News/36354/help-us-crowdsource-repair...) and as of last night Medtronic was saying they that they're "not providing [service] manuals to third parties but will provide manuals directly to the end users on request during this time to assist them in supporting their Medtronic ventilators." Good for them for changing their minds.
Yeah, but they are still collecting information to actually download the plans. What are they doing with that info?
Let's just say that I'm more informed than most about this and the most likely scenario is that they are collecting information so they can reach out with job offers to those that come up with novel improvements.