Privacy not included: How creepy is your connected Christmas present?

When it comes to privacy, Mozilla’s guide can help you choose safer, more secure connected products. — AFP Relaxnews

As the holiday season approaches, the Mozilla Foundation has published a guide to help shoppers choose safe, secure connected products when it comes to protecting privacy, and to steer clear of the “creepiest” gadgets.

Before buying a smart speaker, a fitness tracker or a smart pet food dispenser, you might want to check how much that new device will respect your privacy and how vulnerable it might be to security breaches and hacks. In fact, many products connected to the Internet have microphones and/or cameras, which could encroach upon the private lives of their users if they aren’t set up properly.