15.9 - For the Record: vibrator company tracks product use

For the Record: vibrator company tracks product use

For the Record, here's something just in case you hadn't heard about it.

A company called We-vibe sells a vibrator that can be remotely operated via a smart phone "so you can be together even when you're not," as they say in their ads.

What they didn't say either in the ads or when some customer bought the thing is that the app involved would send to the company's servers the date and time it was used, how and for how long it was used, and the registered users' email addresses.

The company has agreed to a nearly $4 million settlement in a class-action suit.