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Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
The VergeThursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
RedScroll Brief
There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Regions
- China
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Your and Chinese.
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What happened
There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
The Verge reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
The Verge published: Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.
Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Your and Chinese.
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