Internet of Things Privacy risk?

 For the holiday giving and receiving, a smart device might be under a tree. If so, how Internet safe might they be?

 Baby monitors that connect to the Internet. Helpful? Harmful? Can Internet connected devices connect to your home network devices?

  Mozilla has put together a site to allow checking on the "creepy" factor of devices.


https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/


 Your privacy may vary. Using network segmentation is advised.