Moving the obvious Privacy & Security implications aside, the idea of accessing all of my child's conversations with their doll is disturbing. For parents using

Moving the obvious Privacy & Security implications aside, the idea of accessing all of my child's conversations with their doll is disturbing. For parents using this "feature", it normalizes the environment of surveillance which has broad reaching implications for society as a whole: "I listen to my child's conversations therefore the gov't should be able to listen to terrorists". The research cited re: "role playing helps kids cope with traumatic events is independent of a responding doll/toy", is powerful and parents are best served by creating an environment where a doll/toy is a safe place for confidences vs another vector for helicoptering your children.