[Cryptography] German govt tells parents to destroy WiFi-connected doll

[Jerry Leichter]

> A German government watchdog has ordered parents to "destroy" an internet-connected doll for fear it could be used as a surveillance device.  According to a report from BBC News, the German Federal Network Agency said the doll (which contains a microphone and speaker) was equivalent to a "concealed transmitting device" and therefore prohibited under German telecom law....
Odd that they didn't require the maker to compensate the buyers.

                                                        -- Jerry