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Mozilla Report Ranks Holiday Tech Gifts by Considering Privacy and Security

posted by martyb on Friday November 16 2018, @08:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the watch-out-for-who-is-watching-you dept.

takyon writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by suburbanitemediocrity on Friday November 16 2018, @09:48PM (2 children)

    by suburbanitemediocrity (6844) on Friday November 16 2018, @09:48PM (#762858)

    I only give hard alcohol and firearms

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @09:21AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @09:21AM (#763011)

    What good does the firearm do? Oh, you can hold up a liquer store with it.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @09:56AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @09:56AM (#763021)

      No no, the gun is used to shoot libtards after the Great Awakening. The liquor is necessary because that's the only way they will have a steady aim.