At the largest hacker conference Def con a couple of experts hacked into a wireless vibrator that is controlled using the application in the phone and found out that the device collects data about the user and passes them to the manufacturer in real time.
When connected via Bluetooth, the vibrator transmits the data to the app in the phone that sends the collected information to the server of the company.
Minute-by-minute reports on the temperature of the device, the switching modes of vibration allow the company to learn about the preferences of the owner.
The company produces these vibrators did not deny the fact of collection of information. They directly said that these data allow us to figure out what settings of intensity are most effective and valuable information to the ongoing marketing studies.
However, the user agreement does not mention any market research. The creators limited standard set of phrases about the protection of user data.
Who knows, maybe in the near future, these toys will be able to surpass the traditional sex. The collection of this information helped to make a breakthrough in the creation of sex robots, and increase demand for them.
