Mozilla releases privacy report on which holiday gadgets are too creepy
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Mozilla has released a privacy report on some popular gift options, which tells you if a gadget meets basic security standards like encrypting data and offering a clear privacy policy.
While the list isn't comprehensive, it looked at 70 popular items and found that a little over 25 of them meet Mozilla's minimum security standards. The most secure gadgets: the Nintendo Switch, a Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit that mixes wand magic and teaching kids how to code, and an open-source smart speaker called Mycroft Mark 1.
[...] According to Mozilla, the creepiest gadget out there is the FREDI Baby Monitor, which has a history of easily being hacked and a default password of "123" that you're not prompted to change. The FREDI Baby Monitor also lacks a privacy policy, and its company doesn't push out security updates to its devices.
Also at Engadget.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Friday November 16 2018, @09:09PM
I agree. That is the point of view underlying my post, that politics follows everything. I just wanted to highlight that I view this as an example of how that can be good in open source.
I feel like there's a social expectation to hear the word "politics" and expectorate a disgusting black blob into a spittoon. And with governmental politics being what they are, who can blame anyone for that. But I do like to remember that taking a political position can be a nearly unambiguously good thing.