Parents are being reminded to exercise caution about the toys that the purchase their children, after the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had taken action against a robot toy maker.
A complaint filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), accuses Apitor Technology of breaching the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, by failing to notify parents and obtain their consent before their toys collected childrens’ geolocation information.
Apitor’s robot toys a