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27 Oct, 6 tweets, 5 min read
Last October, a hacker gained control of a Bluetooth-enabled chastity cage and sent an unusual message to its users: “Your cock is mine now.” How secure are smart sex toys? @jduffinwolfe looks at how our private moments can come under threat. thewalrus.ca/your-sex-toy-m… 1/6
Sales of smart sex toys have surged this past year, as have security violations. Why is this happening? More here: thewalrus.ca/your-sex-toy-m… 2/6 #cybersecurity #hacking An illustration of an open pink eye surrounded by purple, bl
These devices risk a variety of breaches, from the nonconsensual gathering, release, or use of personal data to the easy discoverability of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signals by other networked devices nearby. thewalrus.ca/your-sex-toy-m… 3/6 #Hacking #CyberSecurity
In 2017, Canadian sex-toy brand @wevibe paid a $4 million settlement after its eavesdropping vibrator collected intimate data on users’ body temperatures and preferred vibration intensities without their consent, writes @jduffinwolfe. thewalrus.ca/your-sex-toy-m… 4/6 #CyberSecurity
Some legal experts say that user consent to digital experiences should align with concepts of sexual consent. Full story here: thewalrus.ca/your-sex-toy-m… 5/6 #Hacking #CyberSecurity
“The idea that consent in a sexual context should be active and ongoing, it should be understood, reasonably informed—those concepts inform all types of consent,” says Kirsten Thompson (@CdnInfoLaw), a partner at @DentonsCanada. Story by @jduffinwolfe.
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