The UK Government bans the Apple Watch in its environment

Little by little it was clear that this unfounded fear about smart watches was going to arrive. If some universities are already beginning to regulate their use, especially in examinations, now it is the turn of government departments, and that is the United Kingdom Government has decided to ban the use of the Apple Watch in its meetings and the workers in its environment. Something that does not have much logic, when they then use mobile devices or laptops that are much more prone to hacking. In short, let's talk a little about the fear of being spied on by smart watches.

The premise has been clear, according to The Telegraph: "The Russians are trying to hack everything." In other words, the main reason why they prohibit the use of the Apple Watch in their environment is the remote possibility that hackers from the Russian Government manage to hack it and access confidential information from the United Kingdom. This decision has not been spontaneous, it seems that David Cameron had been elucidating on the subject for some time, and it was Theresa May who has decided to finish carrying out this initiative to exclude smart watches from the country's representative cabinet.

It is not the only place where the Apple Watch has suffered this important discrimination, Australian Prime Minister Malclm Turnbull has also banned the Apple Watch from meeting rooms of the Australian Government, taking into account security principles. But it has not stopped there, in Australia they have decided to prevent access to any device that has internet connectivity, from sneakers to glasses.

This security crisis gains momentum a few days after the Obama team assured that Russian hackers are accessing confidential information from the United States of America with constant attacks on e-mail.