[eckza]

There’s the tactical solution, and the long-term solution.

The long-term solution is to regulate IoT devices.

When kids’ location data is unsecured and easily accessible, the tactical solution is to just fucking get rid of them.

Hitting cheap plastic with a brick is 100% more effective than waiting for legislation to pass and for device manufacturers to take action.

[detaro]

They are not banned for being insecure IoT devices, they are banned for being hidden listening devices. the IoT angle is something that's just in the BBC article and the statements of their experts, not in the ban notice.