FBI Warning for Video Barbie
By: Nadia Bashir
Updated: December 10, 2010
The FBI is warning parents to be careful of a new Barbie doll that features a built-in video camera. Video Barbie allows kids to make videos and then upload them directly from the doll to the internet.
The FBI has raised concerns pedophiles may try to use the doll to film kids. Child safety advocates worry kids may inadvertently take the doll into the bathtub or other areas, make videos and then upload them online where they are instantly accessible to pedophiles.
The toy's maker, Mattel, says it keeps safety and the best interests of children in mind when designing toys. It points out the FBI reports no cases where the doll has been misused to date.
The FBI has raised concerns pedophiles may try to use the doll to film kids. Child safety advocates worry kids may inadvertently take the doll into the bathtub or other areas, make videos and then upload them online where they are instantly accessible to pedophiles.
The toy's maker, Mattel, says it keeps safety and the best interests of children in mind when designing toys. It points out the FBI reports no cases where the doll has been misused to date.
