March 14, 2017 10:34 am PDT
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Maker of internet-connected vibrator must pay $4m for secretly tracking users' sexual activity
We-Vibe agreed to pay up to $10,000 each to customers after tracking use of their "smart vibrators" without permission. The total hit is for $4m.
The We-Vibe 4 Plus is a 90 bluetooth connected vibrator, which can be controlled through an app. It is marketed as a way to allow couples to keep their flame ignited together or apart. Its app-enabled controls can be activated remotely, allowing, for instance, a partner on the other end of a video call to interact.But the app came with a number of security and privacy vulnerabilities, which added up to produce something that many would feel uncomfortable about using.
They sold people on "control a vibrator with your phone" but the reality was "we build a data graph of your sexual habits."
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