Army against wearable gadgets

BEIJING: China has warned soldiers against using smartwatches, high-tech spectacles and other Internet-connected wearable gadgets, saying they could “endanger security” after a recruit was caught trying to take a photograph of troops.

“The use of watches that have Internet access, location information, and telephone conversation functions should be considered a violation of secrecy regulations at army barracks,” the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily said.