Germany bans children's smart watches with listening app
Germany bans children's smart watches with listening app
Associated Press • November 18, 2017
BERLIN (AP) — German regulators have banned certain types
of smartwatches marketed to children, saying the devices have been used to
listen in on school classrooms and run afoul of Germany's surveillance
restrictions.
The Bundesnetzagentur, or Federal Network Agency, said in
a statement issued Friday that watches that would allow parents to "listen
unnoticed to a child's environment" constitute an unauthorized
transmitting system.
The agency said parents have been using watches marketed
to children between the ages of 5 and 12 to monitor teachers.
It didn't name specific brands, but advised schools to be
on the lookout for such devices.
The agency also says that if buyers of the products
become known to authorities, they will be told to destroy the watches.
The Bundesnetzagentur regulates telecommunications, power
and other networks.
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