Cute robot toy Eiliko sends what you say to Chinese servers for storage and potential hacking risk.
Read the original at www.theverge.com→There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China....
Original headline: "Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked"
Coverage timeline
- Oct 15, 11:00 UTC The Verge AI lead source Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked