Vibrator maker ordered to pay out C$4m for tracking users' sexual activity
It's in a newspaper so I'm putting this in here but it could just as easily have gone in the WTF thread.
Some things really shouldn't have an internet connected app.
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| Author: | davrosG5 [ Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Insecure vibrator maker fined |
Vibrator maker ordered to pay out C$4m for tracking users' sexual activity It's in a newspaper so I'm putting this in here but it could just as easily have gone in the WTF thread. Some things really shouldn't have an internet connected app. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insecure vibrator maker fined |
who the hell wants or needs a 'smart vibrator'? if you don't already know what effect it's having, you're doing it wrong. |
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| Author: | hifidelity2 [ Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insecure vibrator maker fined |
Is it not so someone can control it remotely |
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| Author: | davrosG5 [ Wed Mar 15, 2017 12:01 pm ] | |||||||||
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That was certainly suggested in the article. It could be triggered via Bluetooth. They did pose the question of whether remote activation by an unauthorised party could be considered sexual assault. |
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