https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/20/tech-to-avoid-holidays-security-privacy/ > It’s the season to go a little overboard on gift giving. But this year, give the gift of good security (and privacy) and eschew tech that can have untoward risks or repercussions. We’re not talking about things that go boom in the night or abruptly break, but rather the gifts that can have irreversible or ongoing consequences in the future. > This year we’ve seen some of the biggest hacks involving healthcare and genetic data, a growing ubiquity of consumer surveillance tech snooping on unsuspecting everyone, and ongoing unscrupulous data practices that sell your private information to anyone who wants to buy it. The best remedy for some of this is to never engage to begin with.