Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids Edition
Samsung
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Samsung's kid-friendly tablet comes with an interface full of curated kids’ content the company says will keep them "excited to come back for more." Good thing Samsung also includes a host of parental controls to let you monitor screen time and access to all that curated kids' content. For something your kids will spend so much time on, we sure wish Samsung had an easy to find page for parents' to get information about how they do—or don't—protect kids privacy when they use this tablet.
What could happen if something goes wrong?
Samsung says the may sell your consumer information to data resellers. That's not fun. That's how you end up on weird email lists or getting targeted with ads about things you thought you only thought about that one time, in your head. Also, Samsung doesn't have an easy to find privacy page for how they handle your kid's personal information. That seems like something they should put front and center for a tablet targeted at kids. All in all, Samsung doesn't seem to take privacy as seriously as they should. For a device designed to get your kid hooked on it, that just doesn't seem good at all.
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: Yes
App: N/A
Microphone
Device: Yes
App: N/A
Tracks location
Device: Yes
App: N/A
What can be used to sign up?
No
Phone
No
Third-party account
No
What data does the company collect?
Personal
Name, email, phone number, date of birth, gender
Body related
Voice recordings if you use voice commands
Social
How does the company use this data?
How can you control your data?
What is the company’s known track record of protecting users’ data?
In February, 2020, Samsung had a data breach on it UK customer account pages, effecting less than 150 people.
Can this product be used offline?
User-friendly privacy information?
Links to privacy information
Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards?
Encryption
Uses encryption in transit and at rest.
Strong password
Security updates
Manages vulnerabilities
Samsung has a bug bounty program, which means that anyone who finds a security issue and discloses it responsibly may get paid. https://security.samsungmobile.com/rewardsProgram.smsb
Privacy policy
Samsung has a page highlighting it's privacy principles. Samsung does not have any easy to find information about Kids' Privacy and the Tablet.
Does the product use AI?
Is this AI untrustworthy?
What kind of decisions does the AI make about you or for you?
Is the company transparent about how the AI works?
Does the user have control over the AI features?
Dive Deeper
-
Samsung cops to data leak after unsolicited '1/1' Find my Mobile push notificationThe Register
Comments
Got a comment? Let us hear it.