Warning: *privacy not included with this product
Artie 3000 Coding Robot
Review date: 11/02/2020
Artie is a little robot designed to help teach kids to code. It's marketed to parents and educators as an"award-winning coding robot." With built-in WiFi, a variety of coding apps, remote control, and even the ability to draw, Artie sounds pretty darn fun. It's got the STEM learning chops many parents are looking for. Unfortunately, the company never replied to our questions about Artie's privacy and security. And the only privacy policy we could find applies only to their website, not Artie or the app that controls Artie. All that makes it really hard to tell if Artie is a good bot or a bad bot.
What could happen if something goes wrong
We want to love Artie and his code teaching abilities. Unfortunately, the lack of a privacy policy that applies to the device is a red flag. We'd like to see a teaching tool do better and having a privacy policy for the device is a pretty basic thing. Unfortunately, we couldn't determine if this product mets our Minimum Security Standards because the company didn't respond to us. So we don't know what measures they take to protect their users. Not knowing that, we have to warn this product could come with *Privacy Not Included.
Privacy
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: No
App: N/A
Microphone
Device: No
App: N/A
Tracks Location
Device: No
App: N/A
What is required to sign up?
N/A
Phone
N/A
Third party account
N/A
What data does it collect?
Personal
With no privacy policy for the device, we are unable to tell what personal data this device collects on users.
Biometric
Social
How does it use this data?
How can you control your data?
What is the company’s known track record for protecting users’ data?
No known incidents in the last 2 years.
Can this product be used offline?
User friendly privacy information?
Links to privacy information
Security
Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards?
Encryption
We were unable to determine if this device uses encryption.
Strong password
The device creates a WiFi hotspot, which does not require a password.
Security updates
We were unable to determine whether this device receives regular security updates.
Manages vulnerabilities
We were unable to determine whether the company manages security vulnerabilities.
Privacy policy
Educational Insights has a privacy policy but it doesn't appear to apply to the device – only the company's website.
