It's nice to have a friend who's a good listener, but a doll called My Friend Cayla listens a little too well, according to German regulators who say the toy is essentially a stealthy espionage device ...

Step inside Germany's first sex doll brothel where plastic prostitutes are rented out 12 times a for £71 an hour. Evelyn Schwarz, 29, runs Bordoll in Dortmund, which is home to 11 silicon love dolls ...

It’s not every day the government calls on parents to destroy their children’s toys, but that’s exactly what has happened in Germany, where a connected toy has been likened to spy gear and banned over ...

Germany has banned a children's doll capable of listening to children's conversations and responding in real time, with the country's telecommunications watchdog labelling the toy a "concealed ...

LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Germany's telecommunications regulator has warned parents that a doll sold in the country could be used to snoop on families and compromise their personal information. The ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A talking doll named Cayla has been banned by German authorities because the software inside her could be hacked, posing a security risk and allowing personal data to be revealed.

German regulators have banned the popular My Friend Cayla dolls in the country over fears that the bright-eyed, talking smart doll could be used by hackers to illegally spy on children. Germany's ...

One of the oldest collectibles in the toy world are dolls and none more so than the Kestner dolls made in Germany. The company began in the very early 1800s with wood and paper mache dolls. It was a ...

As sex tech advances and our curiosity about the world of sex dolls grows, it makes sense that companies are stepping up to fill a certain niche. Over in Dortmund, Germany, a new brothel has opened in ...