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Hewing to its pubic public service mission, Mozilla has published a privacy and security evaluation of sex toys and other connected goods in preparation for Valentine's Day next week. "Connected devices in the bedroom can amp up romance," explained Jen Caltrider, content strategy lead for Mozilla. "But they also have the …

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  1. ma1010
    Paris Hilton

    Huh?

    Why, oh WHY would anyone want an "intimate appliance" that's connected to the Internet? The mind boggles.

    Paris because perhaps I'm missing something here?

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    1. Sorry that handle is already taken. Silver badge
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      Gimp

      Re: Huh?

      One application is remote control play, for when you're not both (or all) in the same room/city/country.

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      1. BebopWeBop
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        Re: Huh?

        And the other of course is to be 'tickled' by random users of the inter web

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    2. bombastic bob Silver badge
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      IT Angle

      Re: Huh?

      there was that 'FUFMe' device a while back that was supposed to work over cell phones, as I recall...

      Some people simply wanna do the cyber-sex thing with actual remote devices connected to actual remote humans. Maybe that's what it is. But I wonder if lag times might change the dynamics a bit too much...

      (IT angle? where is it?)

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    3. zuckzuckgo Silver badge
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      Re: Huh?

      For a kind of social nettwerking?

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  2. Will Godfrey Silver badge
    Unhappy

    Off at a slight tangent

    That's a remarkably clean and healthy looking fox.

    Are we suggesting that's how Firefox is now?

    Damn. I do wish they wouldn't keep swapping images around

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Makes me think of Woody Allen in the Sleeper where he's trapped in the Orgasmatron.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Bag O'Shite

    Really, who gives a shit?

    I only read this article because the f'ing headline was so hard to parse. I think the Reg has gone too far on it's "funny" summaries.

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    1. Bush_rat
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      Megaphone

      Re: Bag O'Shite

      Hey! The Reg is a beacon of hope in my dreary world.

      But yeah I came into this article blind to the meaning behind the triple pun headline.

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      1. Warm Braw
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        Re: Bag O'Shite

        The Reg is a beacon of hope in my dreary world

        It was certainly the bacon of hope in my dreary Veganuary...

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    Go

    Mozilla obviously needs a better slogan to promote this adult toy security rating service...

    Suggested tagline: "Mozilla--we like to watch--out for you."

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Surely the whole point of a Bluetooth Sex Toy

    Is that anyone close can turn it on and see who's wearing it :-)

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    1. DropBear
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      Gimp

      Re: Surely the whole point of a Bluetooth Sex Toy

      Compelling use case, granted. I still think it's kinda missing the matching T-shirt with a QR code on its front and back that would let anyone interested download the appropriate app. How else is anyone interested going to get clued in about when to try what...?

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  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    An IoT pleasure portal pounder? Not for me

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  8. Smoking Man

    Please do not turn off or unplug your vibrator.

    Installing update 31 of 273 ..

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  9. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    connected

    "yeah, I got yer connected device right HERE..." (drops pants)

    "... oh wow, it's amazing how much they can miniaturize ANYTHING these days..."

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  10. M.V. Lipvig Silver badge
    Windows

    So, you can't

    have a 3-way if you use the kGOAL Kegel Exerciser, because it avoids third-party data sharing? Nice, I guess... seems kinda limiting...

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  11. W.S.Gosset

    IoT ==

    Internet of Toys

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