The i-Que Intelligent Robot and My Friend Cayla dolls are both made by Genesis. Both are 'smart' toys, which means they can talk to kids, ask them engaging questions about their lives, and upload their recorded answers to a U.S. defense contractor.

(Yes - you read that right.)

In fact, Germany just banned the doll for spying on children, and the Bundesnetzagentur (telecom regulator) advised parents to destroy the doll due to surveillance concerns. This follows repeated warnings by privacy advocates in the United States and Norway. Despite all this, Genesis has ignored requests to alter or stop producing the dolls.

The Genesis dolls violate children's privacy. Tell toy retailers to stop selling these spying toys immediately.

Nuance Communications, the Genesis partner, sells "voice biometric solutions" to military, intelligence, and law enforcement clients. Neither Genesis nor Nuance explicitly states to parents that they are collecting children's data, or offers them a way to opt out of it.

In the past year thousands of SumOfUs members have come together to fight corporate surveillance. We've stopped the release of invasive features on Facebook and other apps, and reminded Silicon Valley companies that our data is not for sale. Let's join forces again and put a stop to the exploitation of children's innocence and curiosity. 

Tell toy retailers to protect children's privacy and stop selling the Genesis spy dolls now.

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