Mar 21st 2017
Tech Break 3843
This Week in IoT Insanity
Hosted by
Leo Laporte,
Steve Gibson
Customers allege that a smart sex toy was secretly tracking their use.
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Standard Innovations, a Canadian company, manufacturers and sells the "We-Vibe," a Bluetooth-enabled, remotely controlled vibrator. Customers have alleged and complained that the manufacturer was secretly tracking their use, and after a class action lawsuit was filed, the manufacturer has recently reached a $3.75 million dollar class action settlement with its users following their allegations that the company was collecting data on when and how the sex toy was used.
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