‘Smart’ and ‘connected’ toys that promise to entertain, increase safety, and connect us to our kids and pets while we’re away from home are flooding into the Australian marketplace. These devices may offer domestic and family violence survivors new ways to increase their privacy and safety, by understanding the privacy settings and using their devices strategically. Unfortunately, some devices can create security and surveillance risks, and may provide yet another, highly invasive way that technology can be misused to monitor, harass, threaten, or harm a survivor…READ MORE