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1 The Hello Barbie doll is billed as the world’s first
“interactive doll” capable of listening to a child and
responding via voice, in a similar way to Apple’s Siri […] It
4 connects to the internet via Wi-Fi and has a microphone to
record children and send that information off to third parties
for processing before responding with natural language
7 responses.
But US security researcher Matt Jakubowski discovered
that when connected to Wi-Fi the doll was
10 vulnerable to hacking, allowing him easy access to the doll’s
system information, account information, stored audio files
and direct access to the microphone.
13 Jakubowski told NBC: “You can take that information
and find out a person’s house or business. It’s just a matter of
time until we are able to replace their servers with ours
16 and have her say anything we want.” Once Jakubowski took
control of where the data was sent the snooping possibilities
were apparent. The doll only listens in on a conversation
19 when a button is pressed and the recorded audio is encrypted
before being sent over the internet, but once a hacker has
control of the doll the privacy features could be
22 overridden.
It was the ease with which the doll was compromised
that was most concerning. The information stored by the
25 doll could allow hackers to take over a home Wi-Fi network
and from there gain access to other internet-connected
devices, steal personal information and cause other
28 problems for the owners, potentially without their knowledge.
This isn’t the first time that Hello Barbie has been
31 placed under the privacy spotlight. On its release in March
privacy campaigners warned that a child’s intimate
conversations with their doll were being recorded and
34 analysed and that it should not go on sale.
With a Hello Barbie in the hands of a child and carried
everywhere they and their parents go, it could be the
37 ultimate in audio surveillance device for miscreant hackers.
ToyTalk and Mattel, the manufacturers of Hello
39 Barbie, did not respond to requests for comment.


Internet: < http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/26/ hackers-can-hijack-wi-fi-hello- barbie-to-spy-on-your-children >. Access: 26 dez. 2015, adapted.

The meaning of “bill” that makes sense in the context of the text is to


A

advertise.


B

list something or someone on an event.


C

charge for a payment.


D

send a note.


E

enter on an account.