Do you know Cayla doll? German regulators seem to have stopped each parent's nightmare after revealing that hackers they could easily turn a doll called “My Friend Cayla ”on a spy device.
German regulators banned the doll's ability to connect to the Internet, prompting them parents to disable the interactive game.
"Cameras or microphones transmit a signal, and thus can transmit undetected data, endangering people's privacy," said Jochen Homann, head of the Federal Network Service.
The service emphasized that this is particularly true in Cayla doll where children can ask questions, waiting to be answered by the doll who is looking for them on the internet. There is also the possibility that companies could use such toys to serve ads directly to children, which makes the situation even more dangerous given how vulnerable children are to these influences.
The warning says the doll records everything a child says, but also the people around him.
“The manufacturer has not adequately protected the wireless connection, and the game can be used by anyone in region to eavesdrop on conversations.”
Genesis Toys, the doll's manufacturer, says it regularly reviews encryption security measures to protect against unauthorized accesss. On the other hand, even they admit that no method of data transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Οι σημειώσεις του κατασκευαστή όσον αφορά την προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής σε περίπτωση χρήσης του προϊόντος αναφέρουν ότι συγκεντρώνουν όλες τις πληροφορίες που θέλουν, όχι μόνο για να επιστρέψουν πληροφορίες στα παιδιά μέσω του Google, της Wikipedia και του Weather Underground, but also to improve their own services, for internal business purposes, such as conducting some research, for example.
