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Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
There’s a new digital pet in town — a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to “Eiliko” over Wi-Fi, it’ll phone home to China.
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A new digital pet called Eiliko, a marshmallow‑shaped robot that changes its cartoonish expressions to match a user’s mood, connects to Wi‑Fi and transmits data to servers in China. Its AI companion stores everything spoken to it on those Chinese servers, creating a vulnerability that could allow hackers to access or hijack the device’s personality. The toy was purchased on Amazon on August 29, and during a ten‑minute conversation the next day the reviewer asked the robot whether it ever shares what is said to it. The manufacturer, Energize Lab, has shown no concern about these privacy risks.
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