"Catch up quick: Researchers reported last month that bondu, an AI-powered conversational toy company, inadvertently exposed children's chat transcripts and personal data through a publicly accessible portal. Bondu, which allows parents to check their children's conversations, said it took down the exposed portal and relaunched it the next day with authentication measures, according to Wired. Driving the news: New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, the ranking member of the Senate's Joint Economic Committee, is now asking bondu to explain how the exposure occurred."
"Zoom in: Hassan in her letter pressed bondu CEO Fateen Anam Rafid on who can access the data in the company's portal, and what steps it has taken to prevent similar incidents. Hassan asks whether bondu monitors chat data, and for what purposes, and asks whether the company limits employee access to user information. What they're saying: "This AI toy is marketed to children between the ages of three and nine years old, making the exposure of their information particularly devastating," Hassan wrote."
Researchers found that bondu, an AI-powered conversational toy company, inadvertently exposed children's chat transcripts and personal data through a publicly accessible portal. Bondu said it took down the portal and relaunched it the next day with authentication measures. Senator Maggie Hassan requested an explanation of how the exposure occurred and pressed the CEO on who can access the data, what monitoring occurs, and what limits exist on employee access. Child-safety groups raised concerns about data collection and cybersecurity risks, including identity theft and targeting children. Bondu states it uses encryption, secure authentication, limited authorized access, and allows parents to review, manage, or delete child data.
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