By Lisa Lacy

It’s not every day the government calls on parents to destroy their children’s toys, but that’s exactly what has happened in Germany, where a connected toy has been likened to spy gear and banned over security and privacy concerns.

According to the BBC, that’s because hackers can potentially use an unsecure Bluetooth device embedded in My Friend Cayla dolls to listen and talk to the children playing with them. Among other things.

This Bluetooth vulnerability was the subject of a recent complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission by child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups in the US, Read full story ›

Source: The Drum