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Mozilla releases privacy report on which holiday gadgets are too creepy [theverge.com]

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Mozilla has released a privacy report [mozilla.org] 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 [medium.com]. The most secure gadgets: the Nintendo Switch, a Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit [theverge.com] that mixes wand magic and teaching kids how to code, and an open-source smart speaker called Mycroft Mark 1 [mozilla.org].

Also at Engadget [engadget.com].

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