![]() ![]() It will provide new ways of learning and interacting, but with it comes security and privacy risks. There are both positive and negative aspects to consider as the smart toy continues to evolve. Because they do not have to report such factors it is unknown how well companies are testing the security of their products. From the Washington University in Saint Louis is Analysis of Security Concerns & Privacy Risks of Children’s Smart Toys (pdf)Ĭurrently, toy manufacturers are not required to disclose security vulnerabilities and therefore carry no liability. The one thing I’ve been able to find gives the usual advice, but it also states some interesting points. Sadly not alot has been written about this, and even the companies that produce these toys tend to be self-asorbed and clueless as to what to do. This means that anything, any IOT device (like Nest, or your car, or Internet Barbie) can used to collect your communications and conversation - lawfully, and can be used in court against you. So to be clear under Section 702, the government can collect the content of an Internet user’s actual communications. Section 702 of the law, which does not expire until 2017, gives the government the ability to collect the content of an Internet user’s actual communications - not just metadata. (…) the 2008 FISA Amendments Act, the government still has the authority to access the communications of users of popular Internet sites such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. In 2015, PBS’s Frontline exposed the issues, which included: But spying on a US citizen is permitted and has created huge issues. HMMMMM… In the US, under the US Constitution we have the Right to Privacy and the Right to Unreasonable Search and Seizure. Mattel’s latest Wi-Fi enabled Barbie doll can easily be hacked to turn it into a surveillance device for spying on children and listening into conversations without the owner’s knowledge.īut US security researcher Matt Jakubowski discovered that when connected to Wi-Fi the doll was vulnerable to hacking, allowing him easy access to the doll’s system information, account information, stored audio files and direct access to the microphone. Hackers can hijack Wi-Fi Hello Barbie to spy on your children – The Guardian (no paywall) – by Samuel Gibbs – 26 November 2015 Under German law it is illegal to manufacture, sell or possess surveillance devices disguised as another object. The My Friend Cayla doll (…) allows children to access the internet via speech recognition software, and to control the toy via an app.īut Germany’s Federal Network Agency announced this week that it classified Cayla as an “illegal espionage apparatus”. German Government Classifies Doll as Illegal Spyware ![]()
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