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That Toy You Got for Christmas Could Be Spying on You

29
Dec
2021
That Toy You Got for Christmas Could Be Spying on You

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Many adults found it charming when Mattel upgraded its classic Fisher-Price Chatter telephone for its 60th anniversary in October with actual Bluetooth capabilities, so grownups, too, can use it — and for actual mobile phone calls.

But flaws in the way the toy pairs with Bluetooth means that other people with nefarious intentions can potentially be listening in on private conversations, researchers have found.

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