European Consumer Organisation issues a public service announcement on security and privacy concerns surrounding modern children’s smartwatches. The report warns that most children’s GPS-tracking watches are rife with security flaws that allow an attacker to take control over the device, eavesdrop on the child’s conversations, or turn on the smartwatch camera and film or take pictures. The SOS button on some of these watches is unreliable and hackers could replace the emergency phone number with their own. The full 49-page report is available for download here for download.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/eu-kids-gps-watches-have-so-many-security-flaws-they-should-not-be-in-stores/