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Subject:    Re: [Cryptography] German govt tells parents to destroy WiFi-connected doll
From:       Tom Mitchell <mitch () niftyegg ! com>
Date:       2017-02-24 2:01:56
Message-ID: CAAMy4UQMnKQLiHqOcV9FKevsUxmYecw72Gi119=55H_s-Tiw9A () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Jerry Leichter <leichter@lrw.com> wrote:

> > A German government watchdog has ordered parents to "destroy" an
> internet-connected doll for fear it could be used as a surveillance
> device.  According to a report from BBC News, the German Federal Network
> Agency said the doll (which contains a microphone and speaker) was
> equivalent to a "concealed transmitting device" and therefore prohibited
> under German telecom law....
> Odd that they didn't require the maker to compensate the buyers.
> 

It seems they are sufficiently illegal that

*Prohibited for these items are:*

   - the possession  <---- thus the destroy wording.
   - the production
   - the distribution
   - the import


https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institut \
ionen/Anbieterpflichten/Datenschutz/MissbrauchSendeanlagen/Sendeanlagen-node.html







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  T o m    M i t c h e l l


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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 \
at 4:10 PM, Jerry Leichter <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:leichter@lrw.com" \
target="_blank">leichter@lrw.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">&gt; A German government watchdog has ordered \
parents to &quot;destroy&quot; an internet-connected doll for fear it could be used \
as a surveillance device.   According to a report from BBC News, the German Federal \
Network Agency said the doll (which contains a microphone and speaker) was equivalent \
to a &quot;concealed transmitting device&quot; and therefore prohibited under German \
telecom law....<br> Odd that they didn&#39;t require the maker to compensate the \
buyers.<br></blockquote><div><br>It seems they are sufficiently illegal that   <br><p \
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:bundessansweb,calibri,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><strong \
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Prohibited for these items are:</strong></p><ul \
class="gmail-left" style="margin:0px 0px \
1em;padding:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:bundessansweb,calibri,helvetica,sans-serif;list-style:none;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px 0px 0px \
11px;background:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAAEALMAAAZShNDe6HKdulOIqrHJ2O \
/09xVci+Dp8MHU4IKowQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAHAP8ALAAAAAAEAAQAAAQLsCRSBgBBAHMK6hEAOw==&quot;) \
0px 9px no-repeat"><font style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the possession   &lt;---- \
thus the destroy wording.</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px 0px 0px \
11px;background:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAAEALMAAAZShNDe6HKdulOIqrHJ2O \
/09xVci+Dp8MHU4IKowQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAHAP8ALAAAAAAEAAQAAAQLsCRSBgBBAHMK6hEAOw==&quot;) \
0px 9px no-repeat"><font style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the production</font></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px 0px 0px \
11px;background:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAAEALMAAAZShNDe6HKdulOIqrHJ2O \
/09xVci+Dp8MHU4IKowQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAHAP8ALAAAAAAEAAQAAAQLsCRSBgBBAHMK6hEAOw==&quot;) \
0px 9px no-repeat"><font style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the \
distribution</font></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px \
11px;background:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAAEALMAAAZShNDe6HKdulOIqrHJ2O \
/09xVci+Dp8MHU4IKowQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAHAP8ALAAAAAAEAAQAAAQLsCRSBgBBAHMK6hEAOw==&quot;) \
0px 9px no-repeat"><font style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the \
import</font></li></ul></div><div><br><a \
href="https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_In \
stitutionen/Anbieterpflichten/Datenschutz/MissbrauchSendeanlagen/Sendeanlagen-node.htm \
l">https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Insti \
tutionen/Anbieterpflichten/Datenschutz/MissbrauchSendeanlagen/Sendeanlagen-node.html</a><br><br><br><br> \
<br></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div \
class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">   T o m      M i t c h e l l</div></div> \
</div></div>


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