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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We live in a modern world where teddy bears speak \u2013 and leak confidential data. Some of us remember the time when kids wished their favourite stuffed animals could talk. We read many stories where this wish came true, and watched many movies with talking teddies in them.<\/p>\n
It started with weeing plastic babies and singing Barbie dolls. They were programmed to react a certain way after we pressed a button on them. Oh, good old days. Today, a teddy bear is so real, even its eyes and mouth moves while it speaks. Parents can upload a personalized message to an app, one that will be presented to their child \u2013 by teddy. We have come a long way, one might say. Well, not so much on the security front.<\/p>\n
CloudPets toys have been very popular since their launch in 2015. Nobody would have thought that the innocent teddies will lead to the breach of confidential data. As it turns out, unfortunately whenever one connected the stuffed animal, the data was stored on the cloud \u2013 unprotected. Basically, every message, every bit of data was stored on an unsecured server. Over 820,000 users, having recorded 2,2 million messages. All at everyone\u2019s disposal. Hackers might not even had to be geniuses to acquire that data.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s quite scary to think about where technology could lead us, and its pitfalls. Luckily, it didn\u2019t fall into the wrong hands \u2013 this time. What\u2019s the good news? The data is \u2018safe\u2019 now, or at least it isn\u2019t publicly available. Still, nobody was informed about the data breach when it happened. It seems like CloudPets\u2019 makers are still quiet.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s consult the cards to see what message is there in this story for all of us. Apart from protecting our passwords and selecting our Teddies carefully, that is.<\/p>\n
Ace of Cups: <\/b>
\nDespite this hiccup, the intentions of the company were genuine. They were fuelled by love when they created these toys, having kids in mind. Surely, they couldn\u2019t have known that a wish comes true could turn into a nightmare.<\/p>\n
<\/b> Justice:
\nThis card represents justice and it suggests that the truth always comes forth. One way or another. Although their intentions were pure, CloudPets did hide the truth about the leaks. Now, justice will be served and those responsible will need to confess.<\/p>\n
Eight of Pentacles: <\/b>
\nThe world of virtual pets and talking teddies isn\u2019t perfect. Mistakes can be learned from. Next time, CloudPets will be more careful, knowing what went wrong in the first place.<\/p>\n
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