Cellmate: Male chastity gadget hack could lock users in
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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
Do tell!
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Dare I ask?
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I think they're trying to say that given there's open advertising of various sex related things, that Germany isn't exactly prudish.
The implication is that Germany is an unlikely place for that kind of censorship.
(Germans, on the other hand, marvel that our sex shows habitually offer discounts for students and seniors.)
You won't find a better one in the quadrant!
That would make a great coffee-table book. Some image on one page and a short narrative on the opposing page.
Yeah looking forward to the day where passing unit tests results in a Neuralink-induced orgasm
Mmm cyberpunk.
The internet of things doesn't have any of the stigma that this has; and I still wouldn't trust it to run lightbulb.
With something that attaches to your body 24/7, it sounds like you would want something on the order of medical grade assurances because, if something goes wrong, it has the potential to cause medical problems.
And items were not up to spec sometimes, but also got my money back or the seller sent a replacement.
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Would still recommend.
Though like most as a rule of thumb - I try not to get that attached to my gadget addiction.
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is probably the only improvised item in the kitchen that you should use to put out fires. A kitchen should have a fire extinguisher that is BC or ABC that would be best for the first attempt at putting out the fire.
Even though water is not ideal, if you have a large source of it (eg: Pool, lake, firehose, etc), it will be your best option as it can cool faster than a small battery can generate heat. A garden hose or bathtub faucet might be able to supply enough water if the battery is relatively small.
Glass fiber blankets are also a good choice for kitchen fires but once again not very common in homes.
Because of that, I think the blanket, combined with a fire alarm (also requires inspections/maintenance, but will annoy you so much that you will replace the battery regularly) is the best option for kitchens.
One of my habits is to put inspection dates for things like fire extinguishers, fire alarm batteries, emergency water, etc. into my calendar.
It's basically a quick check every quarter, with a full-on inspection during spring cleaning. Doesn't take much time, and gives me a lot of peace-of-mind that my emergency stuff is actually going to work when I need it.
On that note, something that I also don't see people doing, is making sure they know how to use their equipment for its intended task. I made it a point to try an extinguisher on a tiny fire in a safe setting, just to make sure I understood how it worked.
Ditto for always taking the stairs down whenever I leave a new hotel room. I get a little more exercise, and if there's a fire, I've already "escaped" once.
Pro tip: do not attempt to apply this advice while flying. They don't even let you keep the slide!
Water is easily available, safe, and most importantly, it cools the battery (important if it has multiple cells). Powder could insulate it, causing the other cells to get overheated from the burning one and join the party.
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.
The headline is about them getting locked on, because that's funny, but the buried lead is actually this:
> The security researchers said they discovered a way to fool the server into disclosing the registered name of each device owner, among other personal details, as well as the co-ordinates of every location from where the app had been used.
That's some really sensitive info, with the potential to destroy some lives, or be used as blackmail material.
(I think this is a bigger problem in America than Europe.)
In either case, indeed, we need privacy (because other countries have terrible persecution around matters of mere sexuality) and as much maturity as we can muster when discussing it. I'm so proud of how mature this comment section is. Not a single giggling sexual joke in sight - at least here up at the top. Other sites would be riddled with it, with nothing serious discussed.
This could end way really, really badly; it is even more concerning after reading about the recent grinder fiasco with the Egyptian government.
>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...
Avoid alliteration, always.
They need a secure protocol though. Something anonymous and hard to break like a blockchain or sth better.
The perpetuation of our species is at stake.
It's a chastity device so the point is that when it's on you can't actually do anything sexual with the contained bits (or maybe it's painful if aroused and some get off on that). The secondary sexual goals are any emotional arousal from fear/trust/control/submission/etc.
Not just about intellectual property any more.
Will every user remain locked for good?
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.
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.
I know many people who've used or worked with these devices for years and that has not been the case for them.
That said, due to the types of cage mechanics, weight and makeup of different cage materials, etc, there is definitely the possibility of some physical issues, including some nerve issues. It usually just things like skin irritations and discomfort though.
These days, there are a LOT of knockoffs of the major brands (like the Holy Trainer series) that are made with seriously questionable materials that don't have temperature tolerance/reforming, are missing edge filleting, etc. So if you do decide to engage in this sort of play, do your homework, read reviews, talk to communities, and don't order some random cheap thing off AliExpress.
Because the purpose of male chastity devices is to prevent erections and orgasms, long-term wearers (who are a minority compared to the amount of folk who use such as device as a form of (prolonged) foreplay or as part of an erotic roleplaying scenario) may achieve such an ejaculation by means of a prostate massage (i.e., 'milking' him). The health goal here is mainly to keep the prostate healthy though.
Chafing, pinching, skin irritations; those are common health related issues though.
> and don't order some random cheap thing off AliExpress.
Or do, just to explore the different models cheaply, but treat them as novelty items. And yes, do read up on reviews, or ask in online communities. This is, quite emphatically, not a one-size-fits-all item.