Audio By Carbonatix
Germany’s telecommunication agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has banned smartwatches for kids and is asking parents to destroy them.
According to Bleeping Computer, (via Gizmodo) the regulators have deemed smartwatches targeted at kids “prohibitive listening devices” and are asking parents to destroy any smartwatches their kids have and advising schools to pay closer attention to kids with them.
Germany is targeting the listening capabilities of smartwatches but strangely didn’t say anything about the European Consumer Organization’s (BEUC) announcement that smartwatches pose a security threat to kids’ privacy.
The BEUC warned that GPS-tracking smartwatches could be hacked and attackers could track or spoof the GPS location of kids’ smartwatches.
If Europe’s crackdown on smartwatches continues, it will force manufacturers to step up their security protocols and improve the smartwatch market — which isn’t that great right now — for everyone.
Latest Stories
-
Germany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority
13 minutes -
Catholic Bishops urge Chief Justice to avoid remarks that could raise doubts about impartiality
23 minutes -
Mrs Doris Emma Doryumu (Nee Dove)
32 minutes -
Illegal mining concessions easier to obtain than lawful ones in Ghana – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
49 minutes -
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport
54 minutes -
Frimpong-Boateng proposes Environmental Restoration Fund funded by mineral royalties
57 minutes -
Corrupt individuals are worse than pathogens; their actions cause premature deaths – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
1 hour -
No illegal mining operation will find refuge on Akyem Essase lands — Chief declares
1 hour -
Flight price rises due to ‘foolish leaders’ starting wars, Virgin’s Branson says
1 hour -
Consult traditional authorities before granting mining concessions on stool lands — Baffour Sikabede to gov’t
1 hour -
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
1 hour -
Galamsey: Chiefs must not trade rivers for mining royalties – Baffour Sikabede
2 hours -
Jamaica to bring slavery reparations petition to King Charles
2 hours -
UEW holds Fourth Annual Colloquium on politics and Ghana’s environmental future
2 hours -
2026 U-20 WWC: Black Princesses fall to Ecuador in opening game
4 hours