How bad are the cheaper smartwatches, privacy-wise? Huawei, Oppo, Samsung, etc. | allinfosecnews.com

May 29, 2022, 11:54 a.m. | /u/idzero

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When I search in my country's(Japan) Amazon section for smartwatches, and I look for under 15,000 JPY (~$120 USD), the brands I recognize are Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, Fitbit.

What would be the privacy implications for using any of them? I know Huawei was banned in the US for privacy reasons, but Japan doesn't seem to have done anything against Huawei. Should I stay away from them or the other Chinese brands?

I don't really need voice assistant, is it …

bad etc huawei privacy samsung

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