"Pleeeease?!" Buying a quick gift or giving
in to your child's pleas for a new toy is quickly becoming a
more serious decision. In the age where toys can happily entertain
kids by talking to them, the few precious moments those toys buy
parents may not be without risk. It's possible for anyone
within an internet-connected toy's Bluetooth range to connect to the
toy and receive their audio recordings, while being up to 100
feet away. For example, in December 2015, VTech allegedly
exposed the personal information of 6.4 million children, which
included their names, genders and birthdays. Stealing a child's
personal information is, at the very least, concerning. However
internet-connected toys come with an additional
danger—localized hacking. Just look at Cayla, an
internet-connected fashion doll manufactured and sold by Genesis
Toys. My Friend Cayla answers fact-based questions, plays games,
reads stories, and even solves math problems. Genesis uses
third-party
