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Re:Germany bans children's smartwatches by anonymfus on Friday November 17, 2017 @02:00PM (#15724938)
Android permissions don't distinguish between foreground and background audio capture, so every messenger app installed could be used to listen in.
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Re:Germany bans children's smartwatches by germanier on Friday November 17, 2017 @02:22PM (#15725147)
"Could be used by a determined person with the necessary skills" and "is intended for and market to consumers as" is not the same thing even though there might not be a technological difference.
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