According to the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on November 17, the German Federal Network Agency has announced the ban on the sale of children smart watch, and call it listening devices, it said it had a number of children on the Internet sales of watches the company took action.

German children smart watches are sold to children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. Watch equipped with a SIM card, enabling mobile communication function, parents can watch manipulated by phone software. German Federal Network Authority should now appeal to parents to watch the destruction of the existing children's intelligence. According to reports, the German government on similar grounds had also blocked another doll, "My friend Cayla" have a communication function. Experts said the ban could have a tremendous impact will the Internet industry.

Pen Test Partners company's security expert Ken Monroe (KenMunro), said: "Smart watches had been intended to ensure the child's safety and design, but because security is not high, often leads to personal privacy has been violated, especially those with GPS positioning children watch.

Things severe lack of regulatory areas, some of the requirements are not stringent vendor forward market intelligence products high risk factor. German Federal Network Authority to change the market rules of the game issued by the ban, so that these companies can no longer sell unsafe products children. "The German Federal Network Authority said in a statement, has sold more intelligent children watch company took action on a number of network.

German Federal Network Authority responsible for Jochen Homann (Jochen Homann), said: "Parents can monitor the environment surrounding children and children watch mobile phone software, which constitutes an illegal communication systems Our research also showed that many parents will. By this means the content of the teacher's class to listen. "the agency asked the German school students to pay close attention to whether such children wearing smart watch.

In October this year, the Norwegian Consumer Council reported that some children there are security risks of smart watches, none of encryption when storing and transferring data. This means that the criminals as long as the use of basic hacking techniques can easily obtain the location information of the child or to create false location information is sent to parents.

Germany's ban was due to privacy considerations and product safety considerations is not clear. But a person in charge of the Norwegian Consumer Council, said the ban children's products to manufacturers warned, must ensure product safety. He also called for improving the safety of children's intelligence watch within the EU.