Why did I immediately think of Chucky when I was reading this... and I am sure that propaganda (state or corporate sponsored) is top on the list of undocumented features...
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <rmsl...@shaw.ca> wrote: > http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31502898 > > Oh, I can't see any possible problems with that. > > Let's see. Like Siri, et al, the computing power, and data storage, for > parsing > what the kid says is undoubtedly elsewhere. (Mattel? Apple? Microsoft? > the > NSA?) So, everything your kid says around the doll is going somewhere, and > being stored. (Forever?) Everything you, or anybody else, says around > the doll > is being stored. > > Then what kind of algorithm is being used to "feed" jokes and games? There > wouldn't be *any* possibility that someone could tweak the agenda here, is > there? No possibility of propaganda aimed at the kids? > > And I'm *sure* that Mattel has thought long and hard about the security of > all > those transactions. They'd all be protected by bullet-proof crypto, > authentication and security so that no attacker could hijack the stream. > You > know, no crooks trying to find out if the kid is home alone with only an > inexperienced babysitter, no child pornographers teaching kids how to use > Webcams, no pedophiles setting up meets with the kids ... > > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > rsl...@vcn.bc.ca sl...@victoria.tc.ca rsl...@computercrime.org > We die only once, and for such a long time. - Moliere > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links > http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > http://twitter.com/rslade > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. >
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