Apple Watches banned from UK Cabinet after ministers warned devices could be vulnerable to hacking

The Telegraph:

Ministers have been barred from wearing Apple Watches during Cabinet meetings amid concerns that they could be hacked by Russian spies, The Telegraph has learned. Under David Cameron, several cabinet ministers wore the smart watches, including Michael Gove, the former Justice Secretary.

However, under Theresa May ministers have been barred from wearing them amid concerns that they could be used by hackers as listening devices. Mobile phones have already been barred from the Cabinet because of similar concerns.

It’s unclear how much of this can be put down to general (possibly misguided) fear of what might happen versus there being an actual threat or possibility.



4 thoughts on “Apple Watches banned from UK Cabinet after ministers warned devices could be vulnerable to hacking”

  1. Wow, that’s a terrible article. Instead of giving us some details of exactly what may be getting hacked and how or even a statement/non-statement from Apple or actual examples of something suspicious happening, we get a story about a minister who set off a Beyonce song by accident.

    Sorry to see bigger news organizations resorting to clickbait these days.

  2. The UK Government is anti Apple for taxes. Anti Apple for encryption. And anti Apple because generals are always fighting the last war.

    Misguided, misinformed, dunderheads.

  3. well if mobile phones have been barred already then it makes sense to bar apple watches and smart watches as well.

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