Smart Dolls pose a threat to personal security

[Bob]

A smart doll named Cayla is thought to be compromising security of households

"Parents in Germany have been told to destroy the talking toy called ‘My Friend Cayla’ after it was revealed it can be hacked.

"The doll uses the internet to respond to a child’s questions. But an official German watchdog says its smart technology can reveal personal data.

"Researchers say hackers can gain entry enabling them to listen and even talk to the child.

"Genesis which makes the doll has so far not responded to the German agency’s spy claim warning, but the firm is not the first smart toy manufacturer to suffer digital difficulties.

"In 2015, SanrioTown, the online community for Hello Kitty fans, suffered a major data breach when more than 3 million users details were disclosed. In the same month that year, digital toymaker VTech Holdings was also hit with what experts called the biggest known hack targeting youngsters.

"That saw the data of some 6.4 million children accessed."

ref: http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/17/g...-hacking-fears

http://myfriendcayla.co.uk/cayla

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=psUTl9PZoxQ

[Cardillac]

I first heard about this concept this morning in German MSM radio; I just don't know what to think about this exactly; but I tend to think the dolls are pre-programming entities for children and hope these dolls will be a failed technology;

Larry

[uzn]

German authorities said Parents should not send them the Dolls back but destroy them on the spot

[Yuki]

This reminded me of the Barbie with AI. Which will of course feature WiFi compatibility... Everyday more and more tech is going online... Even house appliances! So anything could be potentially hacked soon...

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/m...hild.html?_r=0

Can't copy the text from the article but do check it out!