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* ValuesResonance: While it's not stated directly, the episode has a surprisingly progressive view of infertility in men, something not talked about often even now, and portrays Erich fairly sympathetically for how his bitterness over his inability to father children of his own has led him to lash out at Christie and rebuff her attempts at affection.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mere existence.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mere existence.
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* ValuesResonance: While it's not stated directly, the episode has a surprisingly progressive view of infertility in men, something not talked about often even now, and portrays Erich fairly sympathetically for how his bitterness over his inability to father children of his own has led him to lash out at Christie and rebuff her attempts at affection.
affection even as it also shows him as in the wrong for how he treats her.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mereexistence.existence and all over something, his own inability to have children, that she likely doesn't even know about.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mere
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: While it is clear that Erich is meant to be seen as the jerkier party to his marriage with Annabelle, our introduction to their dynamic is Annabelle making a frivolous purchase they're implied to be unable to afford, trying to hide it from Erich, attempting to verbally evade his direct request to know what it cost, and resorting to an emotional barb when he isn't thrown off track so easily. A husband pulling that with his wife would be crucified as an emotionally abusive narcissist with a manipulative streak barring her from knowledge of their finances and very possibly trying to poison the child against the stepmother by buying ostentatious presents and urging that they be kept secret.
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** Or the Warrens themselves, since they were notorious pathological liars and first told the story of their doll Annabelle a few years after this episode aired.
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* ValuesResonance: While it's not stated directly, the episode has a surprisingly progressive view of infertility in men, something not talked about often even now, and portrays Erich fairly sympathetically for how his bitterness over his inability to father children of his own has led him to unknowingly lash out at Christie and rebuff her attempts at affection.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security, allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security, allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage Platform/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* MagnificentBitch: [[CreepyDoll Talky Tina]] is a sentient doll [[BigSisterInstinct who feels protective of her owner Christie]], while loathing the girl's abusive stepfather, Erich. She begins {{gaslighting}} Erich by taunting him when they're alone together, making him suspect that his family is behind it, while his aggressive response to the doll alienates them further. When Erich tries to throw her away, Tina escapes and evades a number of attempts to destroy her, before she fulfills her threats by tricking Erich into falling to his death. With a [[AffablyEvil playful charm]] that belies her homicidal nature, Tina cements herself as one of the show's most memorable characters.
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* MagnificentBitch: [[CreepyDoll Talky Tina]] is a sentient doll [[BigSisterInstinct who feels protective of her owner Christie]], while loathing the girl's abusive stepfather, Erich. She begins {{gaslighting}} Erich by taunting him when they're alone together, making him suspect that his family is behind it, while his aggressive response to the doll alienates them further. When Erich tries to throw her away, Tina escapes and evades a number of attempts to destroy her, before she fulfills her threats by tricking Erich into falling to his death. With a [[AffablyEvil playful charm]] that belies her homicidal nature, Tina cements herself as one of the show's most memorable characters.characters.
* ValuesResonance: While it's not stated directly, the episode has a surprisingly progressive view of infertility in men, something not talked about often even now, and portrays Erich fairly sympathetically for how his bitterness over his inability to father children of his own has led him to unknowingly lash out at Christie and rebuff her attempts at affection.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mere existence.
* ValuesResonance: While it's not stated directly, the episode has a surprisingly progressive view of infertility in men, something not talked about often even now, and portrays Erich fairly sympathetically for how his bitterness over his inability to father children of his own has led him to unknowingly lash out at Christie and rebuff her attempts at affection.
* TheWoobie: Christie. The poor girl just wants to be loved and really tries to treat Erich like her own father but is coldly rebuffed at every turn and he makes little effort to hide his bitterness at her mere existence.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a [[CreepyDoll malevolent, sentient doll]] with a character named ''Film/Annabelle''.''Film/{{Annabelle}}''. One has to imagine Creator/JamesWan was taking notes.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a [[CreepyDoll malevolent, sentient doll]] with a character named [[''Film/Annabelle'' Annabelle]].''Film/Annabelle''. One has to imagine Creator/JamesWan was taking notes.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a [[CreepyDoll malevolent, sentient doll]] with a character named [[Film/Annabelle [[''Film/Annabelle'' Annabelle]]. One has to imagine Creator/JamesWan was taking notes.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security, allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security, allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.Sweden.
* MagnificentBitch: [[CreepyDoll Talky Tina]] is a sentient doll [[BigSisterInstinct who feels protective of her owner Christie]], while loathing the girl's abusive stepfather, Erich. She begins {{gaslighting}} Erich by taunting him when they're alone together, making him suspect that his family is behind it, while his aggressive response to the doll alienates them further. When Erich tries to throw her away, Tina escapes and evades a number of attempts to destroy her, before she fulfills her threats by tricking Erich into falling to his death. With a [[AffablyEvil playful charm]] that belies her homicidal nature, Tina cements herself as one of the show's most memorable characters.
* MagnificentBitch: [[CreepyDoll Talky Tina]] is a sentient doll [[BigSisterInstinct who feels protective of her owner Christie]], while loathing the girl's abusive stepfather, Erich. She begins {{gaslighting}} Erich by taunting him when they're alone together, making him suspect that his family is behind it, while his aggressive response to the doll alienates them further. When Erich tries to throw her away, Tina escapes and evades a number of attempts to destroy her, before she fulfills her threats by tricking Erich into falling to his death. With a [[AffablyEvil playful charm]] that belies her homicidal nature, Tina cements herself as one of the show's most memorable characters.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security security, allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a creepy, sentient doll and the mother's name is [[''Film/Annabelle'' Annabelle]]. One has to wonder if James Wan was taking notes.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a creepy, sentient doll and the mother's name is [[''Film/Annabelle'' Annabelle]]. One has to wonder if James Wan was taking notes.Sweden.
* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a creepy, sentient doll and the mother's name is [[''Film/Annabelle'' Annabelle]]. One has to wonder if James Wan was taking notes.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.Sweden.
* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a creepy, sentient doll and the mother's name is [[Film/Annabelle Annabelle]]. One has to wonder if James Wan was taking notes.
* HilariousInHindsight: A story about a creepy, sentient doll and the mother's name is [[Film/Annabelle Annabelle]]. One has to wonder if James Wan was taking notes.
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* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.
* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.Sweden.
* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.Sweden.
* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.
* WeirdAlEffect: Due to so many parodies that play the premise for all its craziness, it could come as a surprise to some that the original story is ''not'' revolved around an AxCrazy doll that springs to life and tries to murder a guy [[ForTheEvulz just because]] until the very climax, otherwise being a psychological story about a JerkAss parent trying to get rid of a doll that heckles his unpleasant demeanour.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll. Alarmed by the glaring security flaws and privacy issues with the doll,[[note]]For starters, Cayla lacked pairing security allowing an attacker to [[http://marvinwaschke.com/2017/02/22/cayla-a-living-doll-from-the-twilight-zone/ intercept and commandeer the doll]], and information gathered from the child could be used for marketing (or even nefarious) purposes, thereby violating COPPA.[[/note]] German authorities [[BannedInChina banned]] the doll from sale (or even possession) and advised parents to promptly dispose of them, and one watchdog group [[https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC-IPR-FTC-Genesis-Complaint.pdf complained to the Federal Trade Commission]] about Cayla, leading to the doll being withdrawn from sale a few years after it was introduced. Such was its notoriety that it would end up being exhibited alongside the likes of UsefulNotes/NGage in the Museum of Failure in Sweden.
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* HarsherInHindsight: While not to a murderous extent as with Tina and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], Toys/MyFriendCayla was compared unfavourably to Talky Tina due to it being able to connect to the internet and relay information to and from the cloud. Having some third-party snoop into a child's conversation is certainly as disturbing as the idea of a murderous doll.
