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Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#51

I wonder if they do any form of penetration testing?

For more information on security testing with sex toys, check out the Internet of Dongs project:

https://internetofdon.gs

Yes I'm serious.

Also, check out smealum's talk from Defcon 2019, showing a security pop from firmware to electron!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnxcPeemHSc

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#52

I wonder if they do any form of penetration testing?

Hmm. Would a security breach count as assault?

/serious hat

I don't believe there's been a case history yet of "hacking + sex crime", but many of us in the community believe that this is a strong possibility.

It's one thing to target fintech, or some website, or a general SaaS offering. However when you're targeting sextech with the knowledge that a hack allows remote unintended stimulation (read: sexual assault), shows that they intended the hack and intended sexual assault.

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#54

The io domain is actually for a British Indian Ocean Territory. I know a startup I worked at had issues being allowed to use an io tld previously, are there any concerns with the tld given the provacative nature of teledildonics? Edit: Correction of British Territory to British Indian Ocean Territory

another fun one is that .af is for Afghanistan and websites must comply with Islamic law, sometimes Shariah depending on who happens to say they are the government at the time.

fortunately, most domain hacks for .af are colloquialisms that don't translate outside of native English easily

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#56
This is actually an amazing project. I see they have an extensive list of devices already supported. People freely discuss on HN all the time about the security of private messaging between different people online and how corporations track and use this data against us as consumers, but it seems people are incapable of recognizing and discussing this maturely when in fact the same issues are present with teledildonics.

There's a number of very popular remote control devices on the market, and the security and privacy of users is paramount, especially when proprietary apps integrate audio and video and these things could be used for all sorts of reputational damage against consensual users, exactly for the same societal reasons people aren't taking this seriously.

Having free and open libraries and APIs for handling this stuff and free universal applications which take user security and privacy seriously is critical to the advancement of teledildonics in a way which is safe for the public and doesn't take advantage of consumers.

In VC pitch lingo, Buttplug is "Signal for remote control vibrators".

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmm. Would a security breach count as assault?

/serious hat I don't believe there's been a case history yet of "hacking + sex crime", but many of us in the community believe that this is a strong possibility. It's one thing to target fintech, or some website, or a general SaaS offering. However when you're targeting sextech with the knowledge that a hack allows remote unintended stimulation (read: sexual assault), shows that they intended the hack and intended se…

Depends on how you frame it, really. Julian Dibble's "A Rape In Cyberspace" is a oft-referenced piece here, written about LambdaMOO in the mid 90s, but still applicable to online environments today.

(CW for reasons apparent in the title of the piece)

http://www.juliandibbell.com/articles/a-rape-in-cyberspace/

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#58

I'm a bit surprised how many hardware are supported: https://iostindex.com/?filter0Availability=Available,DIY . It's like a whole new world of names: estim machine, rabbit, bra vibrator, twerking butt deluxe, night howler, kinikat ... Even the Microsoft Xbox controller made the list.

Yup! If it vibrates, we support it. The XBox controller (and other rumble gamepads) are probably the most widely owned vibrators, so hey, why not?

I'm still trying to find a bluetooth electric toothbrush with a controls API. Most of them just have timers. :(

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#59

I'm a bit surprised how many hardware are supported: https://iostindex.com/?filter0Availability=Available,DIY . It's like a whole new world of names: estim machine, rabbit, bra vibrator, twerking butt deluxe, night howler, kinikat ... Even the Microsoft Xbox controller made the list.

I didn't imagine Xbox controller fit in the butt.

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

#60
post #39

People joke, but this is actually really cool! It makes a lot of sense. Nice work :)

Thanks! It's been a lot of hard work but it's a super fun project, really glad people enjoy it. :D

You should definitely start a gofuckme campaign.
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