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Big Brother Barbie

Posted by samzenpus on from the spying-on-ken dept.

nonprofiteer writes "Mattel's holiday creation is Video Girl Barbie, which comes with a hidden camera installed in Barbie's torso. The lens is disguised as a necklace. The Barbie can hold up to 30 minutes of video, and then can be hooked up to a computer for uploading. Experts are worried about pedophiles taking advantage of posted Barbie footage. I'm worried about the havoc that little girls with hidden cameras are going to wreak."

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  1. Oh Brother, Barbie. by Phopojijo · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well to be fair you can get a 640x480 webcam-quality recorder shaped like a car starter for approximately 15$... so it's not like this level of surveillance wasn't possible until now... ...

    But it does make me cringe to think about gifts from creepy stepfathers.