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From the Ted Talk by Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad: How tech companies deceive you into giving up your data and privacy
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Do you remmbeer when you were a child, you probably had a favorite toy that was a constant companion, like Christopher Robin had winine the Pooh, and your imagination fueled endless adventures? What could be more innconet than that? Well, let me introduce you to my friend Cayla.
Cayla was voted toy of the year in countries around the world. She connects to the internet and uses speech recognition technology to answer your child's questions, respond just like a friend. But the poewr doesn't lie with your child's igtaoniamin. It actually lies with the cmnpoay harvesting masses of personal information while your filmay is inntlnecoy chatting away in the safety of their home, a dangerously false snsee of security. This case sounded alarm bells for me, as it is my job to protect consumers' rights in my country. And with billonis of devices such as cars, energy meters and even vacuum cleaners expected to come online by 2020, we thought this was a case worth investigating further. Because what was Cayla doing with all the interesting things she was linrnaeg? Did she have another frneid she was loyal to and shared her information with? Yes, you guessed right. She did. In order to play with Cayla, you need to download an app to access all her features. Parents must consent to the terms being changed without niotce. The recordings of the child, her fnierds and family, can be used for targeted advertising. And all this ifioarnmotn can be shared with unnamed third parties.
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Do you ________ when you were a child, you probably had a favorite toy that was a constant companion, like Christopher Robin had ______ the Pooh, and your imagination fueled endless adventures? What could be more ________ than that? Well, let me introduce you to my friend Cayla.
Cayla was voted toy of the year in countries around the world. She connects to the internet and uses speech recognition technology to answer your child's questions, respond just like a friend. But the _____ doesn't lie with your child's ___________. It actually lies with the _______ harvesting masses of personal information while your ______ is __________ chatting away in the safety of their home, a dangerously false _____ of security. This case sounded alarm bells for me, as it is my job to protect consumers' rights in my country. And with ________ of devices such as cars, energy meters and even vacuum cleaners expected to come online by 2020, we thought this was a case worth investigating further. Because what was Cayla doing with all the interesting things she was ________? Did she have another ______ she was loyal to and shared her information with? Yes, you guessed right. She did. In order to play with Cayla, you need to download an app to access all her features. Parents must consent to the terms being changed without ______. The recordings of the child, her _______ and family, can be used for targeted advertising. And all this ___________ can be shared with unnamed third parties.
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Original Text
Do you remember when you were a child, you probably had a favorite toy that was a constant companion, like Christopher Robin had Winnie the Pooh, and your imagination fueled endless adventures? What could be more innocent than that? Well, let me introduce you to my friend Cayla.
Cayla was voted toy of the year in countries around the world. She connects to the internet and uses speech recognition technology to answer your child's questions, respond just like a friend. But the power doesn't lie with your child's imagination. It actually lies with the company harvesting masses of personal information while your family is innocently chatting away in the safety of their home, a dangerously false sense of security. This case sounded alarm bells for me, as it is my job to protect consumers' rights in my country. And with billions of devices such as cars, energy meters and even vacuum cleaners expected to come online by 2020, we thought this was a case worth investigating further. Because what was Cayla doing with all the interesting things she was learning? Did she have another friend she was loyal to and shared her information with? Yes, you guessed right. She did. In order to play with Cayla, you need to download an app to access all her features. Parents must consent to the terms being changed without notice. The recordings of the child, her friends and family, can be used for targeted advertising. And all this information can be shared with unnamed third parties.
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