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In the ever-growing world of digital connectivity and “Internet of Things,” how much sharing is too much?

Apparently everything is connected to the Internet these days, even sex toys.

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In fact, a lawsuit has been filed in an Illinois court against the Ottawa maker of the popular We-Vibe adult sexual aid, over the way newer versions of the device share “highly intimate” data over the web.

A version of the vibrating sex toy, called the We-Vibe Rave, which was released two years ago, is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible and can be controlled using a cellphone app called We-Connect, allowing users to control the toy’s intensity and vibration patterns. It also allows for partners to control the toy remotely, while other features built into the app allow for private text messages and video calls.

The lawsuit filed on Sept. 2 claims that Standard Innovation Corp. did not do enough to explain how the “sensitive information” being generated by We-Connect users was being used.