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FBI warns Barbie doll could be used for child porn (Barbie 'Video Girl' Doll Cyber Crime Alert!)
Reuters ^ | 12/6/10 | Dan Whitcomb

Posted on 12/06/2010 1:49:20 PM PST by NormsRevenge

(Reuters) - The FBI has issued a "cyber crime alert" for a new Barbie doll that comes equipped with a tiny hidden video camera in her chest, saying the toy could be misused to make child porn.

The report, issued by the FBI's Sacramento field office November 30 and titled "Barbie 'Video Girl' a Possible Child Pornography Production Method," warns that the doll's camera captures up to 30 minutes of footage that can be downloaded to a computer.

But an FBI spokeswoman downplayed the document, saying it was intended for internal use by law enforcement, not the media, and such warnings are not unusual. It was apparently sent to some news organizations by mistake.

"There have been no reported incidents of this doll being used as anything other than as intended," Washington-based FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer said, reading from a prepared statement.

"For clarification purposes, the alert's intent was to insure that law enforcement agencies were aware that the doll, like any other video-capable equipment, could contain evidence and to not disregard such an item during a search," she said.

Shearer added that the Situational Information Report had been "taken out of context" in the media and "our intent was to aid law enforcement in evidence gathering."

The Barbie Video Girl Doll, which is manufactured by Mattel and first went on sale in July, contains a small video camera in its chest, concealed inside a locket.

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KEYWORDS: barbiedoll; childporn; cybercrime; fbi
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1 posted on 12/06/2010 1:49:25 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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According to the Mattel website, the doll, which sells for $49.99, has been nominated for 2011 Toy of the Year.

“Girls can record and play back clips with this multi-tasking doll, which has a video camera built right in,” the website says in part.


2 posted on 12/06/2010 1:51:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
The FBI has issued a "cyber crime alert" for a new Barbie doll that comes equipped with a tiny hidden video camera in her chest,

Oh no!!!! Videos of Ken being on top will flood the internet...

3 posted on 12/06/2010 1:52:13 PM PST by MrDem (Founder: Democrats for Cheney/Palin 2012)
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To: NormsRevenge

MAKE THIS INSANITY STOP......PLEASE.


4 posted on 12/06/2010 1:53:14 PM PST by ColdOne (Notice how many times 0 says this? " Level the Playing Field")
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To: MrDem

All released by Ken’s publicist to reinflate his sagging career.


5 posted on 12/06/2010 1:54:34 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: NormsRevenge

Better look out now, some cop see you with one, standing in line a Toys R Us... next thing you know a SWAT Team will be kicking in your door on a no-knock warrant looking for “child porn”...


6 posted on 12/06/2010 1:55:19 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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To: NormsRevenge

There’s a youtube called “barbie gets hacked” where they remove the video recorder. It’s TINY, and could be used for covert recordings.


7 posted on 12/06/2010 1:55:29 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: NormsRevenge

First they came for the chocolate brownies and I did not speak out because I did not eat chocolate brownies.

Then they came for the Barbie Dolls...


8 posted on 12/06/2010 1:55:44 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Ken: Barbie, I have this feeling someone's watching us.

Barbie: Don't worry, Ken, trust me . . . .

9 posted on 12/06/2010 1:55:52 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: NormsRevenge
Hmmm, maybe the TSA could incorporate it into their children's game.
10 posted on 12/06/2010 1:55:57 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Ken just hasn’t been the same guy since she dumped him for GI Joe.


11 posted on 12/06/2010 1:57:13 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: NormsRevenge
The FBI has issued a "cyber crime alert" for a new Barbie doll

We are lucky to live in a world where there is nothing interesting going on in the world of computer crime recently. < /sarcasm which goes to eleven>

12 posted on 12/06/2010 1:58:25 PM PST by KarlInOhio (All monopolies are detestable, but the worst of all is the monopoly of education. -Frederic Bastiat)
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To: OneWingedShark

Similar to my thoughts. We should worry about “Barbie porn” when the TSA is taking porno pics of their own in almost every major airport? What the hell is going on in this country?


13 posted on 12/06/2010 1:59:27 PM PST by Zarro (Hands off Our Junk!)
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To: NormsRevenge
And here she is:


14 posted on 12/06/2010 1:59:46 PM PST by TaxPayer2000 (The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
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To: NormsRevenge
The mere possession of a digital camera now proves intent to distribute child pornography.

The legal system we deserve.

15 posted on 12/06/2010 2:00:46 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (DEFCON I ALERT: The federal cancer has metastasized. All personnel report to their battle stations.)
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To: NormsRevenge
This and a zillion other instances make one thing abundantly clear: There are far too many people people in federal employment, and they have way too much time on their hands.

That elephant in the room is going to have to be addressed someday, and it might as well be the 2012 presidential election. A candidate who says he or she will reduce the size of government by half or more will -- despite a long, horrified scream from the liberal media -- win in a walk.

16 posted on 12/06/2010 2:01:27 PM PST by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: MrB
Barbie Gets Hacked!

I never thought I would hear the words "hidden butt screw" associated with Barbie. (he was talking about the bolt in her backside, you pervs)

The camera takes up most of her torso with the battery stored in her thigh. It isn't nearly as tiny as I thought it was when I just saw the lens.

17 posted on 12/06/2010 2:08:01 PM PST by KarlInOhio (All monopolies are detestable, but the worst of all is the monopoly of education. -Frederic Bastiat)
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To: NormsRevenge
Barbie Girl

If Barbie looks like this, I want some :-)

18 posted on 12/06/2010 2:09:47 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: JennysCool

at the swearing in in 2013:

“... so help me God. [pause] I hereby dissolve all executive branch ‘alphabet’ agencies and bureaucracies.”


19 posted on 12/06/2010 2:10:42 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: MrB
Smaller than this?
20 posted on 12/06/2010 2:11:35 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Freedom is saying "No!" to the Feds, and getting away with it. "Speak 'NO' to Power!")
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