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Does this class action lawsuit qualify as a teledildonics backlash?
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.)
[...] 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.
(Score: 2) by driven on Thursday March 16 2017, @09:26PM
I think something needs to be done about the rampant (what I would consider) abuse of EULA's. There should be some rights that you can't just click away, like your right to privacy and to not be spied on. Stuff like "by using our site you agree to our 99 page terms of service that nobody will ever read or understand". An analogy would be expecting someone to understand the Linux kernel source code before using the operating system, or understanding how the electronics of a fuel-injected combustion engine work before going for a test drive. It's just stupid, and I'd wager whatever legal protection covers these agreements was put there by corporate lobbying.