[LINK] [PRIVACY] "Hello, Barbie" eavesdrops on kids, sends what it hears to Mattel

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:56 AM 13/03/2015, Kim Holburn wrote:
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/11/privacy-advocates-try-to-keep-creepy-eavesdropping-hello-barbie-from-hitting-shelves/?tid=sm_tw
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>Privacy advocates try to keep ‘creepy,’ ‘eavesdropping’ Hello Barbie from hitting shelves 

Just sent this to a friend.
For those with granddaughters, avoid. For those with grandsons, keep an eye out for the even creepier Hello, GI Joe.

Jan


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