"Prohibited wearing Apple Watch by ministers"

In June 2016A referendum victory over the EU withdrawal factionPrime Minister Cameron announced his resignation in Britain who did. Following on, Mr. Teliza Mei took office as a new prime minister, but he seems to be prohibited from wearing cabinet ministers' Apple Watch in the May administration.

Apple Watches banned from Cabinet after ministers warned devices could be vulnerable to hacking
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/09/apple-watches-banned-from-cabinet-after-ministers-warned-devices/


According to The Telegraph, the prohibition of wearing is said to be wary of Apple watch being hacked by Russian spies and being eavesdropped.

In the past, it seemed that cabinet minister's wearing smart watch was not prohibited, especially among some ministers, wearing a smart watch and performing public service. Michael Goove, initially the education minister under the First Cameron Administration, later turned to Secretary General of the People's Congress, tried to confirm the e-mail using smartwatch while the Ministerial Conference was held , There is an episode that it erroneously operated, and it has flowed Beyonce's song.

Although the story of Mr. Goove is done with a funny story, watching smack watch hacking is not an exaggeration at all, and in a survey conducted by Hewlett-Packard in July 2015, 10 ten It is reported that a vulnerability has been found in all smart watches.

One risk picture of hacking also on Smart Watch International News: AFPBB News
http://www2.afpbb.com/articles/-/3055394


Although it is said that "Apple Watch" is prohibited to wear, it is unknown whether other smart watch is OK or not.