Security News > 2016 > December > Popular smart toys violate children’s privacy rights? (Help Net Security)
2016-12-07 21:35
My Friend Cayla and i-Que, two extremely popular “smart” toys manufactured by Los Angeles-based Genesis Toys, do not safeguard basic consumer (and children’s) rights to security and privacy, researchers have found. The toys come with companion apps, and the latter use services by Nuance Communications, a company headquartered in Massachussetts that specializes in voice-and speech-recognition services for a variety of industries. This allows the toys to interpret speech and to have conversations with the kids. … More →
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