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Eyes my talking angela4/7/2023 (Just the newsletter – we won’t spam you!)įollow on Twitter for the latest computer security news.įollow on Instagram for exclusive pics, gifs, vids and LOLs! Sign up for the daily Naked Security email newsletter.Join us on our Naked Security from Sophos Facebook page, where more than 200,000 people regularly share information on the latest security issues.Three tips to help you avoid Facebook hoaxes For further information Because SOME KIDS told them the name of the school they went to and is now on red alert at the school, and please PASS this on to ALL your friends. So please if your KIDS use this app please shut it down. ![]() Because she was on her ipod playing a game called talking angela, which is similar to talking tom, anyway as she is sitting next to me this interactive cat says to her hi angelica where is your brother?. I am SHOCKED and want to tell and let my friends and family be made aware so they can make sure their children are safe!!! Angelica stayed home from school today and thank GOD she did. I cant even in words say what I just found out. UPDATE: 14 February 2014 – Nearly a year since we wrote about the previous “Talking Angela” hoax, another chain letter is doing the rounds on Facebook: None of this, of course, is to say that you shouldn’t be careful about what smartphone apps you install, and which Facebook applications you grant access to your social networking profile.įurthermore, it’s always a good idea to keep a close eye on what children are doing on the internet – in case they get themselves into a spot of bother.īut the warning spreading across Facebook appears to be nothing more than a scare – setting the cat amongst the pigeons unnecessarily. However, whoever started this scare has got their facts in a muddle.įor one thing, “Talking Angela” is an iOS app – not a website (although there is an optional Facebook component).Īlso, the app’s purpose is to wait until the child says something and then mimic what they say back to them (albeit in a Parisian feline fashion) rather than to pilfer details of where they go to school. The inference from the all-caps warning is clearly that “Talking Angela” is somehow a risk to children. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILDREN'S IPODS AND ALL TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS APP !!! PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE KIDS !!!! THERE IS A SITE CALLED TALKING ANGELA, THIS SITE ASKS KIDS QUESTIONS LIKE : THERE NAMES, WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL AND ALSO TAKE PICTURES OF THEIR FACES BY PUSHING A HEART ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WITHOUT ANY NOTICES. WARNING FOR TO ALL PARENTS WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES, EX : IPOD,TABLETS ETC. ![]() Here’s what a typical warning looks like when it is spread on Facebook: Indeed, the “Talking Angela” app is no different from other similar popular children’s apps from reputable iOS developer Out Fit 7 Ltd, including “Talking Tom Cat”, “Talking Ben the Dog” and “Talking Gina the Giraffe”. ![]() The truth is that “Talking Angela” appears to be entirely benign, and there are no obvious privacy concerns that differentiate it from thousands of other iPhone apps. The chain letter warning about the “Talking Angela” iOS app is being unwittingly spread by Facebook users, presumably with the thinking of “better safe than sorry” rather than “maybe I should just check the facts before forwarding this scare onto my friends”. Three tips to help you avoid Facebook hoaxesĪ bogus warning is spreading across Facebook, telling parents of young children to watch out for a rogue iPhone/iPad app that (the warning claims) steals children’s names, details of where they go to school, and even takes secret pictures of their faces.
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