Be careful you are not giving away your privacy with Christmas gifts this year | Tim Singleton Norton

Internet-connected devices are a tempting way to fill Christmas stockings, but our privacy is often traded away while we're swept up in the fun

This Christmas, you may be considering just how much your family would appreciate a cool new gadget - that latest internet-enabled watch for dad, a smart speaker for your grandmother's kitchen, or an amazingly interactive talking doll for your niece.

But what if you knew that these handy devices would record your conversations, expose you to malicious hacking or even create risks for your children's online and physical safety? Might think twice about it then, huh? Good. Because there is a very real and present danger that comes from the rise in surveillance devices that are permeating our homes and invading our personal privacy.