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Just because a device is connected by Bluetooth, doesn’t mean it is only connected to one device. **Bitdefender, an Internet security company, has just found out that a smartwatch’s data can be intercepted and decoded.** **How this Happens** These devices are not very secure: **the coding that is used, when transferring the messages, is done in plain text**. Bitdefender found this out by going through the phone’s coding. Yes, it was done from a computer, but if someone wanted to they could come up with a wireless interceptor and do this out in public, and you wouldn’t notice. **How to Prevent This** Since there is no way to prevent this, now, because there is no known wireless threat, **you need to take precautions**. Starting with **a basic antivirus on your phone is a good way to keep more than basic threats out**. 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