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OTTAWA — Two women who alleged an Internet-connected vibrator from an Ottawa sex toy company was able to spy on them have reached a US$3.75-million settlement with the firm.

Under the terms of the settlement, Standard Innovation Corp. has agreed to destroy the personal information it collected from users of the vibrator and stop collecting such information from now on.

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In September, a lawsuit was filed in an Illinois court against Standard Innovation, which manufactures the popular We-Vibe sex aid, because newer versions of the device share “highly intimate” data over the web.

We-Vibe Rave, released two years ago, is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible.

A cellphone app called We-Connect allows users and their partners to control the Rave’s intensity and vibration patterns remotely over the Internet and allows for private text messages and video calls.

“Unbeknownst to its customers … (Standard Innovation) designed We-Connect to collect and record highly intimate and sensitive data regarding consumers’ personal We-Vibe use, including the date and time of each use and the selected vibration settings, and transmit such usage data — along with the users’ personal email address — to its servers in Canada,” reads the September court filing.