"Children’s Tablet Has Malware and Exposes Kid’s Data, Researcher Finds"

Alexis Hancock, who works at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), discovered that the Dragon Touch KidzPad Y88X, a children's tablet, had security and privacy flaws that could have risked her daughter's and other children's data. According to Hancock, the tablet contains traces of well-known malware, runs a version of Android released five years ago, arrives pre-loaded with other software considered malware, and more. This article continues to discuss findings from the researcher's analysis of the Dragon Touch tablet and responses to her discovery. 

TechCrunch reports "Children’s Tablet Has Malware and Exposes Kid’s Data, Researcher Finds"

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