August 14, 2019

4 ‘despicables’ jailed for running hidden worldwide child abuse forums

So much for trusting the Tor network to hide their tracks.

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August 09, 2019

Parents, it’s time to delete Pet Chat from your child’s LeapPad

LeapFrog has done lots to fix the security of the LeapPad. Now all that's left is for parents to scrape Pet Chat off of older tablets.

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July 04, 2019

TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety

It's already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations.

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June 06, 2019

YouTube bans kids’ live-streaming without an adult present

In another step to scrape pedophiles off the bottom of its shoe YouTube is banning youngsters from live-streaming without adult supervision.

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February 05, 2019

Kids’ GPS watches are still a security ‘train wreck’

Anyone could have accessed the entire database, including a child's location, on Gator watches and other models that share its back end.

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December 07, 2018

Kids’ VTech tablets vulnerable to eavesdropping hackers

Attackers can boobytrap what should be access to only parent-vetted sites and can take over the webcam, speakers and microphone.

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November 27, 2018

Parents slam “weirdo” fraudsters for using child’s Facebook pic for cash

Did you help spread the viral scowling Pop-Tart™-deprived kid photo last week? Can't be helped, mom said, but using it to raise cash was "lame."

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November 16, 2018

Hacking MiSafes’ smartwatches for kids is child’s play

Researchers describe breaking into the watches as "probably the simplest hack we have ever seen."

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November 06, 2018

Children’s apps contain an average of 7 third-party trackers, study finds

Android apps in the "Family" category had a surprisingly high number of trackers embedded in them.

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