Haines is a Canadian[1] Information security researcher most notable for starting the Internet of Dongs project.
[2] He believes that "we need to stop laughing" regarding the seriousness of privacy issues related to internet connected sex toys.
[6] Some companies like Lovense refused to accept vulnerability disclosure reports prior to the IoD project.
[1] Haines presented research on the vulnerabilities in Air traffic control and Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast systems at the Defcon conference in 2020 and DerbyCon 2013.
He was fired from his role as a senior cybersecurity analyst after disclosing publicly listed vulnerabilities to the Alberta Government.