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Some of the more concerning issues around our private bits:

>With research showing that the global sex toy market continues to grow steadily—it’s expected to top $80 billion by 2030—it only makes sense that this wildly popular electronics sector also turned to app-pairing technology. Of course, if you’re worried about a paired app collecting data about how you’re using the device, it might be alarming to consider what types of data a sex toy’s app is tracking.
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>“App-connected sex toys could be collecting highly sensitive data,“ says Ray Walsh, a digital privacy expert at the consumer research site Comparitech. Walsh says the types of data collected potentially include sexual behavior data, usage frequency, intensity settings, partner connections, location data, and IP addresses. „Sexual behavior data,“ explains Walsh, refers to information such as which toy you’re using, how you’re using it, and which functions you’re using. If the toy has an app that enables you to connect with another partner for long-distance play, then the app could also collect data from whoever you’re using it with.
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>Most companies that collect data will claim they’re doing so to improve their products–if, for instance, they’re collecting data on which modes or intensities are being used and notice most users are keeping it on the highest setting, they might use this information to make future toys that offer stronger vibrations. Companies can also use the data to market new features or products to you. A spokesperson for the sex toy brand Lelo tells me data collection is used to help the company better tailor any marketing or advertisements it might target you with.
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>But collected data can also end up being scooped up by data brokers if a company decides to sell its customer data to make a buck, says Chris Hauk, consumer privacy champion at Pixel Privacy. “Brokers can sell the data to anyone who wants it and can afford to pay for it. This can include the government, private investigators, advertisers, and any other nosy party,“ he says.
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>Paul Bischoff, a consumer privacy advocate at Comparitech also adds that the reason some sex toy companies will sell information to data brokers is simply to create a second stream of revenue. “Brokers can then match and package it with data they’ve collected from other sources, then sell it to advertisers who use it to target their audience. Each app user’s data is associated with an email address, device ID, IP address, tracking cookie, or some other identifier used to target them with ads,” Bischoff says. That means any collected data that ends up being sold is passing through quite a few parties.
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>Wi-Fi-enabled toys may pose additional concerns. Sex toy manufacturer Svakom, for instance, drew attention back in 2015 when it started selling a vibrator, called the Siime Eye, with a unique design featuring a camera built into the tip. The toy’s operation didn’t just involve an app, but Wi-Fi as well. The toy’s default Wi-Fi password to access the camera’s stream was “88888888,” which anyone could find by reading the manual online. Customers who didn’t bother to change the default were left with an easily hackable feed anyone in Wi-Fi range could watch. Yikes. (The brand has since discontinued the model.)
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>Treat each sex toy’s app like a physical product. If you’re reading reviews before deciding on a sex toy, then do the same research for their app. You can find app reviews on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Some YouTube reviews or Reddit forums can be very thorough, as can the reviews on the company’s product page. Users will often discuss how honest the brand was about the app’s data usage intentions.
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>After you buy a toy or download the app, toggle off any permissions you’re not comfortable granting. If you want to check which permissions are already enabled, head to your phone’s settings and scroll down to “Apps”, tap on the app and look at what it has permission to access. Can it access your camera? Siri? Contacts? Toggling those off might make the app less useful, but the app will know far less about you as a result.
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>However, remember that just disabling access to your personal information doesn’t fully protect you. These measures would still potentially leave the door open for companies to learn about certain behaviors, such as how often you log in, what buttons you press, and how you interact with the sex toy.
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>“Even with permissions toggled off to prevent an app-connected sex toy from accessing device-level features like your camera, microphone, GPS, and contacts, it doesn’t definitively prevent the app from collecting behavioral data,” Walsh says.

As we approach the gift-giving seasons, privacy issues around connected devices should be given greater consideration, especially for those of us who have a better understanding of some of their pros and cons.

As someone who isn’t in the market for these kinds of devices, it’s hard to understand their appeal, but presumably there are some benefits to having a connected device. Otherwise, it seems that a simpler device that doesn’t have network connections might be a better choice.

The only scenario where this might make sense would be for devices that are designed to be used with someone else remotely. As with other forms of personal communications, it might make sense to have a protocol that is designed from the ground up to be secure rather than one that is open to abuses.

‘Well… I still jerk off manually’

Jeff Lebowski

the world is hell

Every privacy policy signifies by definition that you are being spied on by someone in the chain of custody of your information. By definition. That’s why it’s called a “privacy” policy.

The only reason you’re seeing it is because they are required by legislation to show it to you. That’s why it’s a wall of text as opposed to an animated short.

why *on earth* would you need to connect to an app to use a vibrator

If you didn’t think it was tracking everything you do in the app, you’re dumb. Its 2025, your data is the biggest cash cow. People need to learn to use their brain again.

My wife and I had precisely *one* sex toy that was app enabled, and only because it was given to her as a gag gift. Randomly found it the other day, checked if the app was still around, and it wasn’t. There’s no other way to turn it on.

Sorry, IoT, but it’s really tough to match the supportability and longevity of a big ol‘ wand with a power cord, or a little bullet with a AA battery inside.

These smart devices are out of control lol

My GF just now: “why do people need smart dildos? I mean, most penises aren’t that smart…”

Why the hell do dildos that need apps even exist? WTF is this technology dependency brain rot?

r/nottheonion

So when will my butt plug come with a chat bot that can tell me stock prices while I fuck my ass?

Shouldn’t the title be: is your vibrator spying IN you?