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Warning That Connected Toys Could Be Used As Spying Devices
- BBC, Thursday, December 10, 2015 12:51 PM
The security services could remotely take over children's toys and use them to spy on suspects, MPs have been told. The draft Investigatory Powers Bill would place a legal duty on internet providers to assist in hacking devices. But it would not be restricted to phones and PCs, a tech industry chief told the Commons science and technology committee. Antony Walker, of techUK, said anything that connected to the internet could "in theory" be hacked into. In the future, this could include driverless cars or household appliances connected to the internet - the so-called Internet of Things - said Mr Walker.
