Barbie can listen to your kids, record them and pass it on.

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Barbie can listen to your kids, record them and pass it on.

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Is it just me or the world getting seriously weird ? %)
A “smart” Barbie doll that can have “conversations” with children should not go on sale, privacy advocates have said.

Billed as the world’s first “interactive doll”, the toy uses voice recognition technology similar to that employed by Apple’s Siri and Google’s Now digital assistants to understand what a child is saying to Barbie and respond.

However, privacy advocates are worried about the use of voice recognition technology that sends recordings of children to third-party companies for processing, potentially revealing his or her intimate thoughts and details.

“If I had a young child, I would be very concerned that my child’s intimate conversations with her doll were being recorded and analysed,” said Professor Angela Campbell of Georgetown University law school.

“In Mattel’s demo, Barbie asks many questions that would elicit a great deal of information about a child, her interests, and her family. This information could be of great value to advertisers and be used to market unfairly to children.”
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That's an interesting argument. I guess I could see why you wouldn't want your child's conversations being recorded but it is just a toy.
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Apparently you never heard of Smart TV's, Smart Meters or Smart Growth. All linked...all 1 of the same. *sigh*

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/36256 ... -issue.htm

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/36256 ... -issue.htm

http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.c ... t%20growth


HANG IN THERE FOLKS!! ITS ONLY GOING TO GET WORST!
You're a nobody in the gutter with a Smartphone in your a hand.


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The Add Jay wrote:Apparently you never heard of Smart TV's, Smart Meters or Smart Growth. All linked...all 1 of the same. *sigh*

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/36256 ... -issue.htm

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/36256 ... -issue.htm

http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.c ... t%20growth


HANG IN THERE FOLKS!! ITS ONLY GOING TO GET WORST!
Yeah we have AJ, but don't you find that dolls spying on children is a step further than all that ?
I mean, good luck to those listening in to Melissa talking to her Barbie doll - but seriously ? WTF you know :dm:
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