📊 Industry Moves
Researchers found spyware exploits in kids smartwatches on the NewGPS2012, SeTracker, and SinoTrack platforms, enabling remote access to microphone, camera, and GPS feeds. Parents who bought these budget trackers for safety got the opposite: a surveillance liability their kids are wearing.
Marty’s Take:
Cheap kids watches are the wild west of wearables: no app store vetting, no security team, just a white-label GPS chip and hope. If you’re shopping for a kid’s first tracker, skip the $20 no-name and buy from a company that still exists next year to ship a patch. Our fitness tracker picks stick to brands with actual security teams for a reason.
Source: The New York Times / Wirecutter
