An activity tracker designed for kids. What could go wrong? These wearables for kids ages 4-7 come in cool designs from Star Wars, Disney's Frozen, to Spiderman and more. They sure sound fun. That is, until kids learn parents can track not just steps, movement, and sleep but also CHORES! Garmin's Vivofit Jr 2 connects to an app via Bluetooth. The app lets parents track whether or not kids have done their chores, if they've moved for 60 minutes a day, if they actually went to sleep when they were supposed to and dole out rewards if they have. Now Mom and Dad can be Big Brother too!
Wat kin der barre as der wat misgiet?
Garmin has a good track record of how they handle users' personal information. And this fitness tracker for kids does come with parental controls. However, the device tracks the activity and sleep of a child. Parents should ask themselves, "Is this information I want gathered and potentially accessible to others about my child?" Also, there is a good question to be raised about teaching young children that this level of digital surveillance in their lives is OK.
Kin it my bespionearje?
Kamera
Apparaat: Nee
App: Ja
Mikrofoan
Apparaat: Nee
App: Nee
Folget lokaasje
Apparaat: Nee
App: Ja
Wat is der nedich om jo oan te melden?
E-mailadres
Ja
Telefoannûmer
Nee
Account fan tredden
Nee
Hokker gegevens sammelet it bedriuw?
Persoanlike
Name, email address, gender (optional), age (optional), date of birth (optional), photos (optional)
Lichemrelatearre
Tracks steps, active minutes, and hours of sleep.
Sosjale
You can add friends to see their activity data as a part of a challenge. You can add a 2nd parent or guardian.
Hoe brûkt it bedriuw dizze gegevens?
Hoe kinne jo jo gegevens beheare?
Hoe stiet it bedriuw bekend as it giet om it beskermjen fan brûkersgegevens?
Garmin was subject to a ransomeware attack that took it offline for 3 days in July of 2020. No customer data was compromised.
Kin dit produkt offline brûkt wurde?
Brûkersfreonlike privacyynformaasje?
Keppelingen nei privacy-ynformaasje
Foldocht dit produkt oan ús minimale befeiligingsnoarmen?
Fersifering
Uses encryption in transit and at rest. All Garmin wearable devices run over a secure Bluetooth connection from a mobile app.
Sterk wachtwurd
Wearable devices run over a secure Bluetooth connection from an app on your phone or tablet. In order to use the app, an account with a strong password is required.
Befeiligingsfernijingen
Updates are pushed automatically when you pair your device with the companion app.
Beheart kwetsberheden
Garmin doesn't have an official bug bounty program, but it invites responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities.
Privacybelied
Garmin has a Vivofit Jr specific privacy page.
Brûkt it produkt AI?
Is dizze AI ûnbetrouber?
Hokker soarte fan besluten makket de AI oer jo of foar jo?
Is it bedriuw transparant oer hoe’t de AI wurket?
Hat de brûker kontrôle oer de AI-funksjes?
Djipper dûke
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Should children wear fitness trackers?Techradar
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Is the clock ticking on kids smartwatches?Kidscreen
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Ransomware attack on Garmin thought to be the work of 'Evil Corp'The Guardian
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