Evaluation of the Perception of Brazilians about Smart Toys and Children's Privacy

2018 XLIV Latin American Computer Conference (CLEI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI:10.1109/CLEI.2018.00046

Fernanda Amâncio, M. Fantinato, P. Hung, Gustavo Coutinho, Jorge Roa

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The concept of children's toys has undergone many changes over the years, evolving from simple physical products to toys that add elements of the digital world using software and hardware components. This evolution has raised concerns about potential child privacy issues regarding the use of smart toys. A smart toy consists of a physical component connected to a computer system with online services to enhance the functionality of a traditional toy. This type of toy is still not widely known in Brazil and hence the opinion of Brazilian consumers regarding the acceptance of this technology when it is widespread in this country is not known yet. This paper aims to present the results of an evaluation about the perception of potential Brazilian consumers about issues involving children's privacy with the use of smart toys and whether this technology would be accepted when available in the Brazilian toy market. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 participants producing data that were analyzed through the content analysis technique. The results showed concern on the part of parents when their children are connected to the internet. Moreover, parental control in smart toys would be well accepted by these potential consumers.

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巴西人对智能玩具和儿童隐私的看法评价

多年来，儿童玩具的概念经历了许多变化，从简单的实体产品演变为使用软件和硬件组件添加数字世界元素的玩具。这种演变引发了人们对使用智能玩具可能引发的儿童隐私问题的担忧。智能玩具由一个物理组件组成，该组件连接到具有在线服务的计算机系统，以增强传统玩具的功能。这种类型的玩具在巴西仍然不为人所知，因此巴西消费者对这项技术的接受程度，当它在这个国家广泛传播时，还不知道。本文旨在介绍一项评估结果，即潜在的巴西消费者对使用智能玩具涉及儿童隐私的问题的看法，以及这项技术在巴西玩具市场上是否会被接受。对14名参与者进行了半结构化访谈，产生的数据通过内容分析技术进行了分析。调查结果显示，当孩子们上网时，家长们会感到担忧。此外，智能玩具中的家长控制将被这些潜在消费者所接受。

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