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"Smart" Dolls are Potential Privacy Nightmares

posted by CoolHand on Friday December 09 2016, @11:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the creepy-big-brother dept.

charon writes:

The "My Friend Cayla" doll uses voice recognition to hear what a child says and connects to the internet to find suitable responses. The potential for surveillance worries EPIC enough for them to file a formal complaint to the US Federal Trade commission.

The makers of the i-Que and Cayla smart toys have been accused of subjecting children to "ongoing surveillance" and posing an "imminent and immediate threat" to their safety and security.

The accusations come via a formal complaint in the US by consumer groups.

They, along with several EU bodies, are calling for investigations into the manufacturers.

And if that's not good enough, it can also be hacked to say anything, including the naughty words which are supposed to be blocked.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @08:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @08:20PM (#439373)

    > Nope. Can't be. It's simply not possible.

    When I started reading that I thought you were being ironically self-deprecating.
    Turned out is was just more superiority-signaling.
    What a fool I was to expect more.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday December 09 2016, @08:28PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 09 2016, @08:28PM (#439382) Journal

    Well, you don't have to remain a fool. Morons come in many types, shapes, sizes and styles. You need to learn some discrimination. Look carefully at me - I am an asshole. Morons are quite different. When you learn some discrimination, you'll be able to tell as asshole from a moron just as readily as you can tell a black man from a white man.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @10:52PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @10:52PM (#439463)

      Look carefully at me - I am an asshole. Morons are quite different.

      I think you are wrong, these are definitely not two non-intersecting sets of people.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:17AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:17AM (#439583)

        the runs is proof of that