Buy this, not that: Best and worst tech of 2020

 With each year comes brand new or otherwise updated tech. But just because those gadgets get more advanced doesn’t mean they’re all good ideas.

Some are poorly constructed or just aren’t that useful, while others pose a huge risk to your privacy. Tap or click here to see which tech products made Mozilla’s annual “Privacy Not Included” report because some might surprise you.

With the new year only days away, we’ve put together a list of the very best and worst tech of 2020. Keep reading to find out what you should stay away from and what’s okay to buy if you’ve got some post-Christmas money to spend.

The 5 gadgets of 2020 to stay away from

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Let’s start with Facebook.

1. Facebook Portal

Let’s face it — there are already plenty of privacy concerns when it comes to the internet-connected tech we continue to bring into our homes, especially when it comes to smart speakers and smart displays. Take the right precautions in setting them up and you should maintain some level of privacy, but what about one that’s made by Facebook?

Facebook wants to know as much about you as possible, through your Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts. And tap or click here to find out the shocking amount of data the company tries to harvest from your iPhone and its other apps.

Now Facebook thinks it’s a good idea to bring its hardware home with the Facebook Portal, which was first released in 2018. Its main purpose is to easily video chat with your family and friends who also have Facebook accounts, but it does so much more — like continuously listening and tracking your movements.

Related: Facebook slapped with massive antitrust lawsuits to break up social media chokehold

It’s one thing for Facebook to follow you around the internet, but bringing the creepy company directly into your living room takes it to a whole new level. Stay away from the Facebook Portal.

2. The rise of folding phones

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 ushered in a new era for what a smartphone could do and revolutionized the industry. More than a decade later, today’s smartphones kind of all look the same and often have similar options.

For years, Samsung worked on the next big thing to shake up an increasingly stale gadget: bringing the flip phone to the modern-day with a twist. In early 2019, the South Korean company unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Fold, which would have everything you want in a smartphone but with a flexible screen.

The first model was previewed by journalists and because of an overwhelming number of design problems, Samsung delayed the rollout by months. Fast forward to this year and you have a few options to choose from, including the recent Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and the resurrected Motorola Razr.

Related: Microsoft gets back into the smartphone game with $1,400 foldable gadget

Bottom line: While the technology is improving, the kinks are still being worked out. Right now, the available options definitely don’t justify the “luxury” price tag of a flexible screen smartphone, which can set you back up to $2,000. Give it a little more time.

3. Amazon Halo

Not wanting to be left out of anything, Amazon decided this year to take on the Apple Watch, (now Google-owned) Fitbit and other tech companies with its own wearable fitness-tracking gadget for your wrist. With an unassuming name, the $100 Amazon Halo looks like an old school fitness tracker with a simple band and the lack of a screen. That’s where the similarities stop.

Like others on the market, the Halo tracks your basic health metrics like steps, heart rate and sleep. But it goes way beyond that and into an all-new level of sensitive data collection. It’s so bad that The Washington Post called it “the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested.” Here’s why …

Amazon Halo packs a microphone that not only listens to what you say but how you say it. That’s right. It uses machine learning to track things like your voice’s tone and positivity to supposedly “help strengthen communication.”

The silver lining here is that the microphone is disabled unless you decide to use the tone feature and set up a voice profile. Even if you do, you can still shut off the mic by holding down a button on the band for three seconds.

Beyond that feature,  Temp Mail you’re also asked to take photos of yourself — in your underwear — as a way to track your body fat levels. In addition to the cost of the Halo, this invasion of privacy will cost you $4 a month to access all the available features.

Run away from the Amazon Halo; far, far away. Tap or click here to listen to Kim’s take.

4. AirPods Max

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