My Friend Cayla: Doll Banned in Germany not ‘Espionage Device,’ Company says
A talking doll popular in some American toy stores banned in Germany over hacking fears.
FOX’s Simon Owen reports from the European bureau:
(My Friend Cayla) “Cayla knows millions of things.”
She’s marketed as “your new best friend”.
It’s a doll you can talk to:
(My Friend Cayla) “How do you make a cake? / Mix eggs, flour, milk…”
But ‘My Friend Cayla’ just lost a few friends. The toy banned in Germany over privacy concerns about the way it transmits what it hears:
(Eul) “These devices are regarded as a danger for the private rights.”
Olaf-Peter Eul with Germany’s Federal Network Agency saying it’s the first time a doll has been targeted.
Cayla’s German distributor disputing the ruling, and promising a legal challenge.
In London, Simon Owen, FOX News.
