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"without fault"? Is it reasonable to assume that a cheap internet connected toy with a video camera and microphone is secure enough to use without any precautions?

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" secret embedded camera "

I bought "child's toy" and sold you "child's today", you expect seller to check every toy if there is "secret camera" ?

Yeah, I expect the seller to know what they're selling.

Interesting. So if you buy such a device for a gift, not knowing that it has a secret camera, and then decide you don't want it and resell it on Ebay, you'd agree that now it is you who are liable?

Sorry I don't have anything more substantive to add, but yes, I would be liable.

caveat emptor

This is settled now, everyone says google shouldn't have put a secret camera in their fancy thermostats:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19407147

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