Parents, be careful! “Smart toys for children” become more dangerous. "Stupid" toys are increasingly giving way to "intelligent". But the latest situation say, you need to think seriously, хорошее ли это изменение.
- 26 November 2016 year - Intelligent Doll Hello Barbie transmits register voice from microphone to the server, and the device is vulnerable to hacking.
- 17 February 2017 year - there was confirmation, that popular in Germany Intelligent Doll Kyle can be hidden spy device.
- 27 February 2017 year - posted online 2 million conversations of parents with children, recorded on a smart bear CloudPet.
- 2 January 2018 of the year – родители из Сан-Франциско не могли понять, почему их трёхлетний сын не может уснуть. He told, that the "phone" talking with him. Understanding came only, When his mother heard late at night from the room, as a baby monitor said "Wake Up, little boy, Daddy is looking for you ". When my mother came into the room, camera turned toward her voice and said, "Look, someone went ". This latest news, I focus attention, because in such a situation, even every adult nerves survive…
Spiral Toys, the company sells "smart bears", which allow children and parents to communicate at a distance, It keeps the data more 800 thousands of users in the database, which was not protected in any way. Everyone had access to it and could easily intercept the data (you just have to guess the password, но многие из них это „123456” или „qwerty” – ничего удивительного, eventually, it's just a teddy bear).
Most alarming is, on the basis that there were also quite open links, which easily can be read. What was hidden under them? Record conversations parents with children. In total, more 2 million audio files.
Hey, this is only talk of parents with children, that there can be such an important? Well, names begin with, Then we have your favorite programs and books Child, School Information, in which the child learns, and in extreme cases, the information is much more dangerous (eg, alarm code). Of course, it does not mean, that each "smart" toy evil. However, before buying it should think twice, and during its use to be alert.
A source: Mashable
