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Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulation

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[-] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

$16.7bn global smart-toy market

HOLY FUCK, I always though that the toy market was cheaper, since I mean, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TOYS, I didn't even know that SO many people still pay for toys.

[-] g8phcon2@k.fe.derate.me 7 points 18 hours ago

Me thinks you don't have kids

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I have a kid but he's at the stage where the greatest level of entertainment can be derived by sticking things up his nose.

I won't get him smart anything as a toy.

Anyone who works in IT wouldn't want that, like most cyber security professionals everything in my house is either analogue (door locks, fire alarm) or not internet connected, I have a smart TV but it's not connected to the internet and if I want to watch Netflix I just hook it up to the PS5 which basically is a media streaming service.

[-] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago

You guested right, I don't like the idea of bringing new lifes to such a shitty work like this.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

I didn't even know that SO many people still pay for toys.

There's not many alternatives for kids

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