FTC Advises Checking Smart Toy Features Before Buying

guest · Dec 10, 2019

FTC Advises Checking Smart Toy Features Before Buying
December 10, 2019
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With internet-connected toys in high demand this time of the year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is making some recommendations that can help you choose one that is less detrimental to your kids' data.
Speakers, toys of all sorts, or any other gadget that can connect to the internet pose a risk to private data.
Get some answers first
The FTC on Monday released a brief list of recommendations you can use to make sure smart toys are not spilling out information about your child.
By checking a connected toy's set of features, parents should be able to assess what could go wrong and take appropriate measures to minimize the threat.
Don't forget about COPPA
It is also important to know what type of info a toy collects when a child plays with it, where it goes, and if it is shared with a third party. If the data delivered this way to a maker, even anonymously, is also shared with other entities, multiple points of failure are present.
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