Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
34 points - yesterday at 11:30 PM
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femto today at 4:00 AM
> 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.
gkanai today at 4:00 AM
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.
vladmk today at 4:33 AM
Ingenious and sad.
Animats today at 4:23 AM
It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are? We do.
thenthenthen today at 4:01 AM
Meanwhile in Chinaβ¦https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017854
fhub today at 3:31 AM
fsckboy today at 3:54 AM
the reporter was "hacked" in cooperation with the hacker in order to write the article
iamnothere today at 3:43 AM
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