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Recommendations for a smart toy parental control tool
The Journal of Supercomputing
  • Otavio de Paula Albuquerque, University of São Paulo
  • Marcelo Fantinato, University of São Paulo
  • Patrick C. K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Sarajane Marques Peres, University of São Paulo
  • Farkhund Iqbal, Zayed University
  • Umair Rehman, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Muhammad Umair Shah, University of Waterloo
ORCID Identifiers

0000-0001-6261-1497

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-7-2022
Abstract

Current smart toy parental control tools offered by toy companies do not adequately support parents in protecting their children. Moreover, there is no reference solution in the literature to be used by toymakers. Most studies are limited to mentioning the importance and purpose of these tools or some specific requirements. This article proposes a reference solution for smart toy parental control tools, with which parents can take control and adequately manage their children’s data according to their preferences. This reference solution comprises a recommended list of requirements, a conceptual model, and a prototype developed as a proof of concept for the solution. An analysis highlights that current legal standards for privacy protection do not satisfy the requirements raised in this study. Furthermore, the results of an evaluation conducted with experts show that the proposed solution is adequate to be used as a reference by academia and industry.

Publisher
Springer Nature
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Smart toys,
  • Connected toys,
  • Internet of toys,
  • Parental control,
  • Child privacy,
  • Privacy requirements
Scopus ID
85124343895
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-022-04319-4
Citation Information
Otavio de Paula Albuquerque, Marcelo Fantinato, Patrick C. K. Hung, Sarajane Marques Peres, et al.. "Recommendations for a smart toy parental control tool" The Journal of Supercomputing (2022) ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1573-0484" target="_blank">1573-0484</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/farkhund-iqbal/188/