Two big events happened at the intersection of children and technology in 1998. Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the original Furby—the creepy plush toy that pretended to learn to talk—hit store shelves. Now available for pre-order on Amazon, the latest version of the robot, Furby Connect, elegantly brings the product and the law together.
Just as the new talking doll opens up pre-orders, a U.S. Senator asked the FTC whether Washington has done enough to protect kids on the internet, in the age of connected toys.
