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Is Your Holiday Gift Spying On You? A Guide Rates The Security Of Smart Devices

Before you start making that wish list, you might want to check another list: The Mozilla Foundation made a "Privacy Not Included" guide to help shoppers be more proactive against security threats.
The Mozilla Foundation made what amounts to a "naughty list" of products that lack security.

Americans are expected to spend $3.8 billion on Amazon's Echo Dot, Google's Home and other smart home devices this holiday season. And that figure doesn't include the even wider market of other Internet-connected devices.

But as consumers develop an increasing appetite for the convenience and connectivity attached to these smart devices, cybersecurity experts are warning about the costs that can come with staying plugged

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