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I Had No Idea You Needed An App
Mar 15 2017 10:32PM more by bwana
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To run a dildo.

"The We-Vibe classic is one of several Bluetooth-enabled We-Vibe products that can be paired with an app and controlled remotely. Customers alleged that the company that makes the vibrators was secretly tracking their use.
Courtesy of Standard Innovations

The makers of the We-Vibe, a line of vibrators that can be paired with an app for remote-controlled use, have reached a $3.75 million class action settlement with users following allegations that the company was collecting data on when and how the sex toy was used.

Standard Innovations, the Canadian manufacturer of the We-Vibe, does not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement finalized Monday.

The We-Vibe product line includes a number of Bluetooth-enabled vibrators that, when linked to the "We-Connect" app, can be controlled from a smartphone. It allows a user to vary rhythms, patterns and settings — or give a partner, in the room or anywhere in the world, control of the device. (You can see a video promoting the app's features here; be advised, it is briefly not safe for work.)

Since the app was released in 2014, some observers have raised concerns that Internet-connected sex toys could be vulnerable to hacking. But the lawsuit doesn't involve any outside meddling — instead, it centers on concerns that the company itself was tracking users' sex lives.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Illinois in September. It alleges that — without customers' knowledge — the app was designed to collect information about how often, and with what settings, the vibrator was used.

The lawyers for the anonymous plaintiffs contended that the app, "incredibly," collected users' email addresses, allowing the company "to link the usage information to specific customer accounts."

Customers' email addresses and usage data were transmitted to the company's Canadian servers, the lawsuit alleges. When a We-Vibe was remotely linked to a partner, the connection was described as "secure," but some information was also routed through We-Connect and collected, the lawsuit says.

The unhappy users allege in their lawsuit that they never agreed to the collection of this data. Standard Innovations maintains that users "consented to the conduct alleged" — but instead of taking the case to court, the company agreed to settle.

An estimated 300,000 people bought Bluetooth-enabled WeVibes, according to court documents, and about 100,000 of them used the app.

Under the terms of the settlement, anyone who bought an app-enabled vibrator can receive up to $199 dollars; anyone who actually connected it to the app can collect up to $10,000. The actual amount paid out will depend on how many people file claims; the company estimates people who bought the app will get around $40, and people who used the app around $500.

The high-end vibrators cost between $119 and $199, if purchased through the We-Vibe website.

Standard Innovation also agreed to stop collecting users' email addresses and to update its privacy notice to be clearer about how data is collected.

In a statement, Standard Innovation called the settlement "fair and reasonable.""

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MUNK

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Mar 16 2017 08:27AM

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Oh Bwana

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Mar 16 2017 08:38AM

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i wish i am that fancy. i usually use pop tarts and an egg beater.

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Mar 16 2017 08:42AM

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Has a HUGE memory stick ^^^^^

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Mar 16 2017 09:13AM

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Gots my finger on the button yo !!!

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Mar 16 2017 09:20AM

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*dong

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Mar 16 2017 10:13AM

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I have that

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Mar 16 2017 10:14AM

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IDC what kind of data that thing collects. That thing is awesome lol

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Mar 16 2017 10:16AM

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Mar 16 2017 11:12AM

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What, no ninja love for bwana?

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Mar 16 2017 11:24AM

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Hey wut!!

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Mar 16 2017 05:19PM

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Sounds complicated

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Mar 16 2017 05:29PM

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Thank you
My initials at mmm

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Mar 16 2017 07:44PM

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I just wanted to say that I'm not reading all that.

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Mar 16 2017 10:44PM

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Sug D buy me this!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!

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Mar 17 2017 12:05AM

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If you aren't black don't ever say the "N" word... Are you kidding me...

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Mar 17 2017 12:14AM

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You aren't black? Don't ever say the N word, you have some nerve!

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Mar 17 2017 12:16AM

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Foreal tho sug D. Bitches are saying the n word like your nephew ain't in prison. Lmao.

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Mar 17 2017 01:20AM

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I have a crush on AP

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Mar 17 2017 01:23AM

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I'm confused how the baby is Asian and the baby daddy is half zaddy....

Can you explain?

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Mar 17 2017 01:25AM

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If AP had a ugly cat like Nila I'd eat it! Just like my stepdad would hire you all in his brothel!

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Mar 17 2017 01:28AM

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no lol

I'm a biker daughter keep playing

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Mar 17 2017 01:28AM

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My moms your age ninja

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The best of the best

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