美企涉嫌生產'間諜玩具' 遭歐美消費者監督機構投訴

Consumer watchdogs announced last Tuesday that they are filing complaints against a clutch of smart toys that can "spy" on children and their homes, for allegedly breaching privacy and data protection laws.

消費者監察機構上週二宣佈，他們正在投訴一些可以"監視"兒童及其家庭的智能玩具，稱其涉嫌違反隱私和數據保護法。

The complaints target smart toys My Friend Cayla, i-QUE Intelligent Robot and Hello Barbie, according to the European Consumer Organization and groups in the US like the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).

歐洲消費者組織和包括電子隱私信息中心在內的美國組織表示，投訴對象是"我的朋友凱拉"、"i型智能機器人"和"你好芭比"智能玩具。

Complaints are being filed with French and other European authorities as well as the US Federal Trade Commission.

他們向法國等歐洲國家的機構以及美國聯邦貿易委員會進行投訴。

Internet-connected Cayla and i-QUE, manufactured by Los Angeles-based Genesis Toys, hook up with a user via a phone or tablet while Hello Barbie links to the internet through Wi-Fi, said the consultancy Bouvet on behalf of the Norwegian Consumer Council.

代表挪威消費者委員會的顧問公司Bouvet表示，聯網娃娃凱拉和i型智能機器人都是由洛杉磯公司Genesis Toys所製造，它們都可通過手機或平板計算機與用戶做連接。而Hello Barbie則可連上無線網絡。

"These toys record and collect the private conversations of young children without any limitations on collection, use or disclosure of these personal information," EPIC and other US watchdogs said in their complaint.

電子隱私信息中心和其他美國監察機構投訴稱："這些玩具記錄並收集幼兒的私人談話，且未對這些個人信息的收集、使用或披露加以任何限制。"

"The toys subject young children to ongoing surveillance and are deployed in homes across the US without any meaningful data protection standards," they said.

他們表示："在沒有有意義的數據保護標準之下，這些玩具散佈在美國各地的家中，讓孩子們暴露在長時間遭監視的環境中。"