Photo: My Friend CaylaGerman regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it was a de facto "hidden spying device". Parents were urged to disable the interactive toy by the Federal Network Agency which enforces bans on surveillance devices. The agency warned that anything a child says, or other people's conversations, could be recorded and transmitted without parents' knowledge. The agency added that it would "inspect other interactive toys and, if necessary, will take further action". She added that "EU product laws need to catch up with digital developments to deal with threats such as hacking, data fraud or spying".

Source: The Local February 17, 2017 18:19 UTC