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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids wired.com

gkanai20 minutes ago

Until the Chinese government penalizes these Chinese companies for these insecure practices, they'll continue to be sold as is. China doesn't need to care about Chinese made products sold for export apparently.

femto20 minutes ago

> made by an equally obscure manufacturer, YiQingTeng Electronics, in Shenzhen, China.

Is this what is meant by "Shenzhen Speed"? Dump all safeguards and get any piece of crap out the door as soon as possible? This comment isn't directed specifically at Shenzhen, as other parts of the world do the same thing and call it "Move fast and break things."

Dropping engineering standards may increase short term profits, but it erodes people's trust in the world around them when everything "sort of works".

There's an argument that this low level continuous corrosion does more long-term damage than obvious safety flaws that are serious enough to prompt corrective action.

thenthenthen19 minutes ago

fsckboy26 minutes ago

the reporter was "hacked" in cooperation with the hacker in order to write the article

NewsaHackO8 minutes ago

Journalists have no shame when it comes to making clickbait headlines. Feel like an idiot for falling for it.

iamnothere37 minutes ago

Not really a problem. Your children have no expectation or right to privacy in public.

pavel_lishin31 minutes ago

How about your children?

How about when they're not in public, but are at home?

iamnothere22 minutes ago

Lol. Apparently nobody can process obvious sarcasm.

Somehow it’s fine for people to say “you have no expectation of privacy in public” when it’s Flock cameras tracking adults, but not when it’s kids.

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