Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way?

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Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - Rednaxela1 - 05-01-2019

Thinking of ordering one of these but not sure if they can track its whereabouts with how advanced technology is these days.

Thanks in advance.

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - piperfire - 11-11-2020

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RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - mothered - 11-11-2020

(11-11-2020, 11:09 AM)piperfire Wrote: But if your computer password or route to the office is of value to someone, a smartwatch is a viable tracking tool. ... Without this data, intruders will struggle to ascertain that it's your smartwatch they've infected. Install a security solution on your smartphone that can help detect spyware before it starts spying.

Apart from grave digging this thread, you should credit your source:

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RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - txtroixdanh - 11-18-2020

.... anything nowadays is traceable. question is how bad they want you than yes... they will trace you...

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - mothered - 11-18-2020

(11-18-2020, 03:26 AM)txtroixdanh Wrote: .... anything nowadays is traceable. question is how bad they want you than yes... they will trace you...

That's provided there's a traceable connectivity, such as GPS, cell phone tower triangulation or when using an app- to establish the device that connected to Its service.

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - Trilly Reign - 11-18-2020

(05-01-2019, 01:55 PM)Rednaxela1 Wrote: Thinking of ordering one of these but not sure if they can track its whereabouts with how advanced technology is these days.

Thanks in advance.

Yes it can be tracked, if it has Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, or any other outer sources connection. Any of these will give the device a unique "number", such as an IP, which can easily be tracked.

However, as others have mentioned, you gain very little from doing so. Any legitimate hacker wouldn't bother, even if you were a celebrity, or politician. You can get so much more from a computer, or mobile device, that a smartwatch is just pointless.

What I'd be more careful of is someone using it as an exploit to access your systems, such has using a handshake. Again though, for a hacker to take the time to do this, you'd need to really be on someone's blacklist. It's just pointless otherwise.

TLDR; Yes, but it's not worth it to any hacker.

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - mothered - 11-18-2020

(11-18-2020, 08:24 AM)Trilly Reign Wrote: Yes it can be tracked, if it has Bluetooth

That's on the grounds the person tracking the device Is within the Bluetooth range- for example, Class 1 or Class 2.

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - Trilly Reign - 11-18-2020

(11-18-2020, 09:29 AM)mothered Wrote:
(11-18-2020, 08:24 AM)Trilly Reign Wrote: Yes it can be tracked, if it has Bluetooth
That's on the grounds the person tracking the device Is within the Bluetooth range- for example, Class 1 or Class 2.

Correct. I was trying to keep it simple. As it's still possible to be used for tracking, I still included.

However, that's why I clarified if any hacker were to go threw these efforts, or any others I mentioned, you'd have to be pretty high on a blacklist, as the effort would be beyond any profitable gain.

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However, as others have mentioned, you gain very little from doing so. Any legitimate hacker wouldn't bother, even if you were a celebrity, or politician. You can get so much more from a computer, or mobile device, that a smartwatch is just pointless.

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for a hacker to take the time to do this, you'd need to really be on someone's blacklist. It's just pointless otherwise.

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TLDR; Yes, but it's not worth it to any hacker.

RE: Can a smartwatch be tracked in any way? - mothered - 11-19-2020

(11-18-2020, 09:40 PM)Trilly Reign Wrote: Correct. I was trying to keep it simple. As it's still possible to be used for tracking, I still included.

However, that's why I clarified if any hacker were to go threw these efforts, or any others I mentioned, you'd have to be pretty high on a blacklist, as the effort would be beyond any profitable gain.

Absolutely, I couldn't agree more.