If your laptop's webcam staring back at you gives you the willies, Google's newly patented connected kids toys will bring a whole new level of creepiness. The patent details "an anthropomorphic device ...

When parents give their kids a holiday gift, they probably aren’t considering whether the toy might be listening in on their conversations. But Genesis Toys’ My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que ...

SEATTLE — Smart toys are cool. By using software like voice recognition or artificial intelligence (AI), these devices can learn about their users and personalize the play. But privacy and security ...

A maker of Internet-connected stuffed animal toys has exposed more than 2 million voice recordings of children and parents, as well as e-mail addresses and password data for more than 800,000 accounts ...