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 named “My Friend Cayla” into device espionage.
German regulators banned the possibility connectionof the doll on the Internet, urging parents to turn off 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 games 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 developer has not adequately protected the wireless connection, and the game can be used by anyone in the area to listen in on conversations unnoticed."
Genesis Toys, the doll's manufacturer, says it regularly reviews safety measures encryptions to protect against unauthorized access. On the other hand, even they admit that no method of data transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
The notes manufacturer's privacy policy when using the product state that they collect all the information they want, not only to feed back information to children via Google, Wikipedia and Weather Underground, but also to improve their own services , for internal business purposes, such as conducting some research, for example.
