I didn't see what type of battery it has, but imagine having a non-solid state lithium based battery locked to a part of your body - anywhere. That type of device failing in an epic way with flames and no way to remove it in time - just seems like that's a latent headline just awaiting. Even worse - most people would panic and chuck water upon it. Wondering what is the safest thing to put upon a lithium based fire household McGyver wise and more go to would be flour (layer coating to starve oxygen and non conductive), or some aerosol can I can turn upside down and blast with cold non flammable gas.
Though like most as a rule of thumb - I try not to get that attached to my gadget addiction.
While the headline certainly is having a device like this needing to be ground open the other privacy concerns are quite possibly worse.
Being able to track both the name of who bought it and the location of someone using a device like this has got to be a near classic example of private information that hurts no one but could severely damage a person if it got out.
Brings whole new meaning to vendor lock-in
>The cage wirelessly connects to a smartphone via a Bluetooth signal, which is used to trigger the device's lock-and-clamp mechanism.
>But to achieve this, the software relies on sending commands to a computer server used by the manufacturer.
Wow...huh...as far as security holes go, that's not even an open back door, you might as well not even have a wall....
>Pen Test Partners believe about 40,000 devices have been sold based on the number of IDs that have been granted by its Guangdong-based creator.
So ~40000 people are having commands for their Bluetooth powered chastity belt sent to and from a server in China..
I personally can't think of any company I'd feel comfortable having something like that being handled remotely, let alone some mystery company in China...
Penetration Testers Pwn Penetration Prevention Product, Preventing Possibly Prevalent Penetration Prevention Problems.
Just because you CAN connect something to the internet doesn't mean that you SHOULD
I imagine that this would actually be a selling point for some buyers
I have a feeling like the Lock Picking Lawyer would have no problem here.
Open the pod bay doors, HAL
I’ve stared at the product image for a couple of minutes now. I’m none the wiser on how it works. Heyho.
Internet of Dongs (Teledildonics security site, probably NSFW) has an article [0] detailing their interaction with reporting vulnerabilities to the company.
Digital Liberty! It's about how to protect your bits.
Not just about intellectual property any more.
Especially with that pear thing posted above (resembling a medieval torture device), this creates a whole new class of ransomware.
Man, I can see both sides of the Amazon Echo argument but I can’t imagine putting a Chinese IoT gadget on my Johnson.
There's another aspect that bothers me: given how many IoT manufacturers tend to shut down their servers after a while, what's going to happen the day the app cannot communicate with the gizmo in question?
Will every user remain locked for good?
I think I'll pass, thanks
Given the name, I thought this was being used on prisoners. These devices terrify me, from a security perspective, and from a physical safety perspective. Kudos to whoever is brave enough to use one I suppose.
"The internet-linked sheath has no manual override"
We'll inevitably see similar headlines about internet-connected, autonomous-capable automobiles.
It's only a matter of time given the trajectory we seem to be on, and I fear the consequences will be a whole lot worse than some embarrassing fire department visits involving bolt cutters.
Someone once told me that these cock cage devices are more dangerous than they seem.
Some of these fetishists wear them for weeks or months so that they arent able to get a full erection for a long period of time. It's all fun and games until they finally take it off and realize it's not the same. It turns out if you don't use it, you lose it.
Dremel job for a freelance hardware hacker :-)
I'm having a hard time coming up with a scenario in which the user of such a device would not be in an abusive situation. Any examples?
wait, how does that work!?
They’ve enabled dick Ransomware. Amazing!
Noah, get the boat
Just go MGTOW
Stop simping
walk away from women, female friends and "helping" females
This is highly relevant to HN users.
Serves them right for literally locking their penis in a vice. What have we come to as a species?
Ouch
Probably for the best.
The name and its "design" seems to hint at something to be used in prison.
Does anybody know if my guess is correct?
Anyone who is stupid enough to wear such a device deserves to get locked in.
When I saw the name Cellmate I thought it was meant to keep Bubba and the Booty Warriors under control.
This thing has been an absolute nightmare since it was released 18 months ago. I've had a few people contact me (note: https://buttplug.io (NSFW) is my project, I get contacted about stuff like this all the time, someday I will write a book about various support stories) with their hardware stuck on.
There have been multiple security issues reported, and the company really seems to have no clue how to deal with the tech. Not only that, they're doubling down on their production of unsafe equipment, including their newest toy (Link NSFW): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001341771957.html