consumers of they want more information one of them comes from the nonprofit internet foundation mozilla the maker of firefox it's released the second annual holiday shopping guide which reviews privacy and security issues when it comes to smart electronics the problem is though that the results are not so encouraging take a look at this report mozilla reviewed seventy items it looked at how much data is collected who it shared with and basic security features like encryption and it brings them from not creepy to super creepy the crazy thing is that less than half of these items admit mozilla's and minimum security standards one of the top ranked products for example that would be the nintendo switch it's a video game console it means all the basic security standards as automatic security updates good privacy protection but they're not all like that this is the lowest rating of them all it's the freddy baby monitor it's an in home camera it's things with your smartphone that all sounds very nice but here's why it was ranked as the creepiest product it has a history of being easily hacked

smart electronics problem is the results are not so good so let's take a look at the security here mozilla looked at seventy items how much data is collected by them who is shared with basic security features like encryption and it ranks them from not creepy to super creepy the crazy thing is less than half of those items met mozilla's minimum security standards one of the top ranked items is the nintendo switch it's a video game console it meets all the basic security standards has automatic security updates good privacy protection but they're not all like that the item with the lowest rating of all this is the freddy baby monitor it's an end home camera it syncs with your smartphone that sounds pretty nice and useful here's why i was ranked as the creepiest product it has a history of being easily hacked so that means potentially someone could access the video feed and spy on you and your family or your baby it has no encryption to speak of whatsoever its default password is literally one sue three. and the device doesn't seem to have any privacy policy at all so that item is labeled as

and the device does not seem to have any privacy policy whatsoever so that item was ranked by mozilla as super creepy really the key is here look there's lots of good deals out there on black friday and cyber monday we have to do a little bit of research is the price really worth it in terms of privacy and i'm guessing that a whole lot of parents really want to scrimp on privacy when it comes to their children but what other products are you keeping an eye on if there's one product that mozilla didn't look at that i think is worth buying it's from facebook it's called facebook portal and this is one of the newest items created by facebook at the smart display it's meant to compete with amazon and google there's a built in camera here you can make video calls with your friends and the camera automatically tracks your movements and follows you around the room so if that isn't creepy enough the privacy policy here according to facebook the portal collects information about your chats of how long you call and how often and it uses that information then to target you with ads on facebook a

there's a couple other products out there that kind of show you that one that was not reviewed by mozilla but i think is worth flagging is the facebook portal and this is released now recently by facebook it's meant to kind of compete with amazon and google is a smart display you can with a built in camera shot with your friends do video calls the camera will automatically track you and follow you while you're chatting if that isn't creepy enough it turns out the privacy policy here is even creepier according to facebook the portal will collect information about your chats how long you call people how often for example it will use that information to target you with ads on facebook or other apps like instagram so a little creepy there too is there anything that you particularly worried about you've looked into this these are some some. very tough examples i mean do you use things like. home i always shied away from personally don't i shy away from it so i think it's a little bit creepy i don't want this machine that's always listening to me in my home i know that some of the business prod

our partners at the mozilla foundation found that the wonder workshop dash robot may share user data with third parties. parents should evaluate the risk of these smart toys, what they know about your child, who they're sharing it with, how that information may be used and how it might pose a security risk. progress has been made over the last 10 years in getting dangerous and toxic toys off store shelves but it's clear , that more work has to be done. it's clear that old hazards lurk and that new ones are cropping up. nobody should have to ruin the joy of a child opening a new present. just to run it through a battery of tests to make sure it's safe enough to play with. but when you do have choking hazards and toxic and privacy issues, it's clear that more work does have to be done. in the meantime, if you are giving a toy to a child this holiday season, you can check out all of our tips at toysafety tips.org. you can read about our items today and how to evaluate in the -- evaluate for common hazards in the marketplace. now i'd like to turn it over to rachel weintraub at the consum

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i think for example a friend, former ceo of mozilla who are committed to making the case with gd powerstandards. this is of course after the us policymakers decide, the eu gdp are and functioning serve as an inspiration. the perfect recipe, the result of an intensive consultation and collaboration process with all stakeholders, that has been in place in europe for more than 20 years. under the gdp are data can only be processed on the basis of core principles including the requirement that data collection and processing shall be lawful, adequate, transparent, proportionate to the purpose for which it is undertaken and kept only for as long as necessary. you must be informed about the main aspects of the profession of the data and empowered to exercise rights on the basis to obtain or demand erasure when the data is incorrect or processed unlawfully. accountability is one of gdp are's core principles and the eu was inspired by some of the principles stemming from your common law system. it relies heavily on business capacity to self regulate. organizations are responsible for complying