The We Vibe 4 Plus is a fantastic couples sex toy. This toy is U shaped. You to insert one end into the vagina, and the other end rests on the clitoris, allowing your partner to insert his penis or a vibrator into the vagina alongside the We Vibe 4 Plus.
You can use the Bluetooth on your We Vibe to connect to your phone, then connect your phone to the We Vibe app to control your vibrations. The idea is that even when separated by your partner, they can still control the vibrations, and partake in your pleasure.
There is one thing about this Bluetooth feature that they don’t tell you. It sends data to the manufacture, Standard Innovations Corporation.
This was revealed by two security researchers at the Defcon conference in Las Vegas on Friday. The pair examined the data being sent by the device over Bluetooth.
President of Standard Innovations Corporation, Frank Ferrari, sent an email statement confirming the company collects data.
“At We-Vibe, we strive to create innovative products that have our customer’s preferences in mind,” he said. “We-Vibe collects data on the use of its products in terms of vibration intensity and mode for market research purposes so that we can better understand what settings and levels of intensity are most enjoyed.”
“While our policy does disclose that we may collect data, we are currently in the process of reviewing our privacy & data collection policy in an effort to provide more transparency for our customers,” said Ferrari.
“We need companies to treat the privacy and security of people’s intimate data seriously,” said researcher @g0ldfisk.
Is your privacy worth potentially making future sex toys better? Are you comfortable with a company recording how long you used this toy, at what vibrational frequency, and the devices temperature? No? That’s ok, you can still use the We Vibe 4 Plus, you just need to set your phone to airplane mode. because this toy connects to your phone via Bluetooth, you can turn your phone to airplane mode, which will stop it sending data, and it will still communicate with the app just fine.
Below is the full statement from the president of Standard Innovations Corporation, Frank Ferarri (best name ever).
” The safety and security of our customers is of utmost importance. We ensure that all data transmissions are encrypted in transit and protected on secure servers. We conduct regular security audits and address security issues as they are discovered to comply with current best practices and security standards.
At We-Vibe, we strive to create innovative products that have our customer’s preferences in mind. We-Vibe collects data on the use of its products in terms of vibration intensity and mode for market research purposes so that we can better understand what settings and levels of intensity are most enjoyed. Our reason for collecting CPU temperature data is purely for hardware diagnostic purposes. Data is only collected when the app is in use.
While our policy does disclose that we may collect data, we are currently in the process of reviewing our privacy & data collection policy in an effort to provide more transparency for our customers.”
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