Hot Wheels TechMods
Review date: 11/02/2020
Hot Wheels makes a build-your-own race car you can control with a smartphone or tablet or use the car itself as a controller to drive around and play games in an app. It's a fun Hot Wheels car you can zoom about, it's an remote control car you can zoom about, and it's a digital car you can zoom about. Pretty cool!
What could happen if something goes wrong
There is probably not much that could go wrong with this Hot Wheels smart track. The app connects by secure Bluetooth and as your kids will most likely be playing at home, that doesn't pose much of a security rise. Mattel seems to do a decent job protecting users' privacy. If you choose to create a Mattel Login, the date of birth is used to flag children under 13, and then immediately deleted. Anyone over the age of 13 though, may have their personal information shared with third parties for marketing purposes, which means you'll probably be getting ads for more toys. As a parent, you're probably getting a ton of those already.
Privacy
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: No
App: No
Microphone
Device: No
App: No
Tracks Location
Device: No
App: Yes
What is required to sign up?
No
Phone
No
Third party account
No
What data does it collect?
Personal
Date of birth, parent's email address
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
Connection via secure Bluetooth
Strong password
Security updates
Manages vulnerabilities
Mattel has a bug bounty process for people to report security vulerabilities.
