Once Christmas music starts playing, the trees go up and the wish lists are compiled, I know an email I’ll get: Mozilla’s latest warning about popular tech gifts that are just awful when it comes to privacy.
This year’s *Privacy Not Included guide ranks over 150 gadgets across different categories by what data they collect and what they do with it. Mozilla does a great job at these lists, for sure.
We’re not talking randomized info about where you live and when you use the product. We should be so lucky. Check these out:
Bad news: Sonos, Eufy and Bose used to be on Mozilla’s nice list. Not anymore. And Amazon, Samsung and Microsoft Xbox have gone from bad to worse. Let’s take a closer look.
Here are lowlights from this year’s list:
Head to the Mozilla Creep-O-Meter to see if products in your household help or hurt your digital privacy. It takes a hard look at the most popular consumer tech devices and assesses the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Mozilla uses a scale from one to 100, with 100 being the worst.
To get started, select which popular products you own from the list. Click See Results for a custom score based on how well (or poorly) your selections protect your personal information.
We tested it by choosing Telegram, the Apple Watch and the Google Nest video doorbell. Crushed it with a “You’re off the grid” rating! Now, all that’s left is to buy that plot of land in the middle of nowhere.
Remember Google Glass? This, let’s say unique, introduction to smart eyewear was supposed to change the tech world as we knew it. And when it was finally made available to the masses in 2014, it certainly made headlines … but not in the way Google had hoped.
Bose’s new earbuds don’t go inside your ears: They’re meant to wrap around the outside of your ear, and a silicone arm pipes in the music. Smart if you’re a cyclist, walker or runner, so you can hear cars and other people. And, score, 48 hours of battery life. Check ‘em out.
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