‌‌This project will investigate the emerging communication world of the Internet of Toys where toys relate one-on-one to children and also connect to other toys, other children and/or database data. Engaging in future oriented research, this national and international research project will examine the emerging benefits and risks of these connected toys through engaging with families and industry, as well as with regulatory and policy developments.  

The research will inform and influence policy makers, toy designers and families of children too young to understand the implications of these toys in terms of data privacy and security.  It will benefit decision-making regarding the design and regulatory environments in which these toys are made.

Working group:

• Prof. Giovanna Mascheroni - Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
• Michela Francesca Seresini - Collaborator
• Lorenzo Zaffarini - Collaborator

Partners:

• Edith Cowan University - Australia (Coordinator)
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Italy
• University of Sheffield - United Kingdom
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium