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Germany Bans Children's Smartwatches (bbc.com)
A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children, describing them as spying devices. From a report: It had previously banned an internet-connected doll called, My Friend Cayla, for similar reasons. Telecoms regulator the Federal Network Agency urged parents who had such watches to destroy them. One expert said the decision could be a "game-changer" for internet-connected devices. "Poorly secured smart devices often allow for privacy invasion. That is really concerning when it comes to kids' GPS tracking watches - the very watches that are supposed to help keep them safe," said Ken Munro, a security expert at Pen Test Partners.
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I'm more worried that someone will figure out a way to make the smartwatches emit an ultrasonic tone audible only to kids below the age of 13 that contains subliminal messages instructing the kids to kill all adults, starting with their parents. And then form a kids-only kidocracy and the world would fall apart because let's face it, kids would probably only care about playing video games and eating candy.
Burning smart watches and books now?
I think it is only fair that age of consent rules should apply to getting sodomized by an insecure IoT.
"Go ahead, that's more for me! My girlfriends think they're great!"
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
And quite frankly, if you think you can listen in on every place where your kid is, that is not just piss-poor parenting, it's also creepy as hell and a violation of the privacy of everyone who is around your child.
How much do they cost? No refunds available I guess...
No kid is more safe due to a smartwatch, but it makes mom and dad feel better. This enables and enforces fear mongering by the population. It is a false sense of security for mom and dad to a problem that is smaller today than at anytime in the past. In fact, it is usually mom or dad that kidnaps the child in the first place. Child abduction rates are down over the ages, especially when one considers the growth of the population over this same time. [freerangekids.com]
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Of course they're spying devices. That's the whole bloody point.
Children are a six-figure investment these days. One that moves on two legs and isn't wholly rational. So keeping tabs on where they are and giving them the means to call for help is a very big deal to some people.
stop GPS marking your children, it becomes so much harder to abduct them into sex slavery
IOW parents are now forced to give their kids a more expensive Apple iWatch.
Good job, lobbyists!
Zionist, yes? So that's why they now accept a load of Muslim refugees, right. After all, we all know, Muslims are the spearhead of the Zionist world domination plan.
Please, if you want to spread your conspiracy bullshit, at least try one that is remotely in tune with reality.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
The state has more interest in determining what's right for the kids than the parents do. Have to raise those perfect little storm troopers. Viva America!
Only those watches are banned that have a limited telephony function, with which the children (and also other people in its presence - like teachers, playmates, maybe even you) could also be monitored acoustically (this interception function will then be referred to as a "baby monitor" or "monitor function").
Remotely activated mobile phone (or watch) microphones are classified as illegal listening devices by Germany's Authority for Telecommunications, as Germany punishes "violations of the privacy of the spoken word" in its penal code.
Also: original source (in German).
Because they *officially* rape over a 1000 children *each year* in Europe alone.
I repeat: OFFICIALLY.
I think Muslims are just as much schizophrenic sick fucks as all other religitards,
but guess who also keeps telling you those rape Muslims stories â¦
Thatâ(TM)s right. The same Christian churches who have their own religious terror groups throughout Africa.
Remember that the bloodiest and most cruel war ever (Hutu vs Tutsi) was one of Christians vs non-believers! (Yeah, funny how that was never mentioned in the news.)
Islam has still a looong way to go, to get even close to the level of the legacy of Christianity. Don't get me wrong. They definitely have enough of that too. But our holy wars and inquisitions and abuse of women etc used to be waay worse than even theirs. And hell, itâ(TM)s not even 50 years (at least here) since women gained the right to vote.
Also, guess who made those tefugees refugees by fucking up the country?
Yep. That was our meddling. Among other things for the purpose of deliberately destabilizing Europe and the EU. (I approve of destabilizing the latter. Fucking corporate fascists.)
Think about how different your life would have been under total parent surveillance!
Would it even have been a life?
I think, at best you would have dende up being de-facto a "limb" of their "swarm body", and at worst, a literal tool.
then government would care for me, and whoever wanted to sell something to me, would have to make sure it complies with the regulations imposed by the government. And as this would not only apply to me, but everyone, there would be a marked for sane products. Unlike today, where no manufacturer cares about what I want. Because I'm just one, and there's large number of stupid people who don't care. It doesn't even help that I could pay better than others.
Yes, inviting Muslims into countries further away from Israel is in line with Zionism.