Remember that data-mining smart vibrator? The company's getting sued.
 

Remember that data-mining smart vibrator? The company's getting sued.
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In the brave new world of connectivity, even your most intimate moments may come with a heavy dose of data mining.*

At the August Def Con conference in Las Vegas, two New Zealand ******s demonstrated that the We-Vibe 4 Plus vibrator was sending information — including device temperature and vibration intensity — back to its manufacturer, Standard In**vation.*

Dubbed the "couple's vibrator," the toy's modes, such as "wave" and "pulse," can be controlled remotely through the We-Connect app.

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At the time, Frank Ferrari, president of Standard In**vation, told Mashable in a statement the products recorded temperature "purely for hardware diag**stic purposes." Read more...

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