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European Commission orders mass recall of creepy, leaky child-tracking smartwatch

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Re: Tip of the Iceberg

A similar watch was banned in Germany last year.

It allowed the "parent" to listen in on the child at any time, including when they were with friends or in school - which is an invasion of privacy, under German law everybody who can be heard by the device must give their permission, before they can be listened to, as the device listens without warning, it was deemed illegal.

Parents had to return it to the retailer and get their money back or have it destroyed and get a certificate showing it had be correctly destroyed and disposed of.

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