I mean… I had conversations with my stuffed animals as a kid. But only one had electronics in it, and they just made Teddy Ruxpin say some pre-recorded things.
So the purpose of this web portal is to show parents a transcript of their child’s conversations with their toys. Even if you ignore all security implications of storing this data, isn’t this a break of trust by itself? Don’t kids deserve a minimum of privacy?
hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
on 30 Jan 11:55
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Yeah it’s deeply wrong on a technical, legal and ethical level. It violates a handful of doctrines in all of these disciplines.
For a certain type of parent, no. They see immorality and demons behind every planter and think every other person in the world is out to snatch their kid. I definitely had classmates in my school days who were not afforded any privacy at all - diaries couldn’t be locked, journals were read through, any electronic records got read and gone over, etc.
Unsurprisingly, a large number of these people have grown up to be intensely private in their personal lives, and it’s incredibly difficult to pick the mask apart from the person even if you’re incredibly close. They won’t share any thought because their own thoughts were the only privacy they could have.
I feel this can be even worse when it’s not obvious the parents are going through their stuff. Kids will know they’re being watched but not necessarily how. This can really fuck with your head.
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Kids are having conversations with their STUFFED ANIMALS?
And the companies are RECORDING IT? What in the Black Mirror fuck.
And the parents thought it was ok to buy a toy like this for their child.
Well, the same parents that wanted to read a transcript of what their kids say to their stuffed animals.
Kids are having conversations with their STUFFED ANIMALS?
And the companies are RECORDING IT? What in the Black Mirror fuck.
I mean… I had conversations with my stuffed animals as a kid. But only one had electronics in it, and they just made Teddy Ruxpin say some pre-recorded things.
The recording part is fucked up, tho.
So the purpose of this web portal is to show parents a transcript of their child’s conversations with their toys. Even if you ignore all security implications of storing this data, isn’t this a break of trust by itself? Don’t kids deserve a minimum of privacy?
Yeah it’s deeply wrong on a technical, legal and ethical level. It violates a handful of doctrines in all of these disciplines.
For a certain type of parent, no. They see immorality and demons behind every planter and think every other person in the world is out to snatch their kid. I definitely had classmates in my school days who were not afforded any privacy at all - diaries couldn’t be locked, journals were read through, any electronic records got read and gone over, etc.
Unsurprisingly, a large number of these people have grown up to be intensely private in their personal lives, and it’s incredibly difficult to pick the mask apart from the person even if you’re incredibly close. They won’t share any thought because their own thoughts were the only privacy they could have.
I feel this can be even worse when it’s not obvious the parents are going through their stuff. Kids will know they’re being watched but not necessarily how. This can really fuck with your head.