The maker of a “smart” vibrating sex toy has agreed to a multimillion-dollar court settlement in a lawsuit claiming user data was uploaded to the company’s servers without permission. According to documents filed in a US court last week, the Canadian maker of the We-Vibe agreed to pay damages of $3.75 million, or up to $10,000 for users whose personal data was collected. According to the lawsuit, the company “intercepted” data such as each user’s “desired vibration intensity level” and vibration mode or pattern, without consent. The lawsuit alleged “a wholesale disregard for consumer privacy rights” and violation of several laws. Under the settlement, users of the mobile app may receive up to $10,000 and others who purchased the vibrator $199, court documents showed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 15, 2017 00:00 UTC