Last year, a smart doll called My Friend Cayla attracted a lot of controversy because it couldn’t do its processing locally. To recognise what children were saying, it sent audio clips to the ...

His doll would use a camera rather than a microphone to process data. Interactive smart dolls with response capabilities already exist – but with privacy concerns. My Friend Cayla sends children ...

The My Friend Cayla doll has been shown in the past to be hackable An official watchdog in Germany has told parents to destroy a talking doll called Cayla because its smart technology can reveal ...