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

Tom Mitchell mitch at niftyegg.com
Thu Feb 23 21:01:56 EST 2017


On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Jerry Leichter <leichter at lrw.com> wrote:

> > 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.
>

It seems they are sufficiently illegal that

*Prohibited for these items are:*

   - the possession  <---- thus the destroy wording.
   - the production
   - the distribution
   - the import


https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Anbieterpflichten/Datenschutz/MissbrauchSendeanlagen/Sendeanlagen-node.html







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