Let’s face it: privacy is gone. Still, there are a few people out there in the wild who don’t use electronic payments, still shop at actual brick and mortars – where they may even pay in cash – and feel that they have no use for social media, with the possible exception of a Facebook profile, and only because they were missing too many of their friends’ and family’s social gatherings and announcements.

Since we’re nearly 20% of the way into the 21^st Century, it may be time to change all of that and what better time than the holiday season?  So we’ve compiled a short list of gifts that you may want to consider giving those on your list who are still living in the past:

23 & me or some other DNA-tracking/sharing genetic testing service. Who knows? They may discover long-lost relatives. Or an ethnic background that they never knew they had. Or you may discover that your friend is a criminal and you’ve given the police the break they had been looking for, since there are no rules or oversight when it comes to law enforcement collecting that information. Win-win!

Roomba or a similar robotic vacuum. It will map out the layout of one’s home, or at least the rooms where it’s used. They’re also hackable, so robbers and burglars can automatically know the layout of a home. But look at it this way: robotic vacuums are meant to help one clean up, right?

A family-friendly robot. The Alpha 2 is the “humoid robot for the whole family” and surely there’s someone on your list whom you must gift, but who is not your favorite person, truth be told. According to Reason Security, “The Alpha 2 can take pictures, teach your kids foreign languages and even do yoga. On the downside, these cute little guys can be turned into surveillance bots for spying and even more shocking, they can be weaponized to become attack bots — and have actually hurt people.” Which makes them not exactly fun for the whole family.

Alexa – Wifi is necessary, but even most semi-Luddites have wifi, and keep in mind that since Alexa is always listening for the wake word, it’s always listening. And make sure not to give it until the holiday proper, considering that Alexa ruins Christmas by blurting out girl’s gift. As for next year – not your problem; out of your hands.

IoT stuffed animal – What could be better than a fluffy critter who can sing to a child or tell them bedtime stories and give parents a break? Speaking of breaks, turns out that they’re not at all hacker-proof. Hackers can break in and get information about both the parents and the children. Worse, they may get a bit too child-friendly.

A Smart TV – tethered or not, everyone’s watching. With the new Smart TVs, equipped with microphones or cameras that enable you to control the device via your voice or use it for video chatting, now even the FBI (Is Warning) That Your New Smart TV Could Be Used to Spy on You. Or that someone on your gift list. Didn’t we just say that everyone’s watching?

Drones. Always entertaining and again, fun for the whole family. Just make sure to steer clear of the Chinese-made ones. They can be easily compromised by hackers and have a history of spying on the US on behalf of the Chinese government. Then again, China, Google/Apple/Facebook, tomato, tomahto.

Nest – Nest has been around for a while and, according to ComputerWorld, is not only easily hackable (15 seconds), if you decide to buy one off of Ebay or at a flea market, caveat emptor: the previous owner/hacker might have left a back door. What to speak of the fact that Nest itself has you under surveillance. Ah, the gift that just keeps on giving.

Speaking of ringing in the New Year, ah, the Ring. It’s the video-enable doorbell that Amazon acquired for some $1.8B and we should have had you at “Amazon.” A so-called great way to help fight crime in a neighborhood, it seems that, according to Gizmodo, “Using the Ring app automatically enrolls you in Neighbors (an app designed “to provide every neighbor with real-time, local crime and safety information”), and there’s no way to opt-out. You don’t have to post any frightening crime reports to the Neighbors feed, but if you want to use any Ring hardware, you have to be involved in the service. Motherboard reported earlier this year that Ring has hundreds of once-secret partnerships with police forces around the country, partnerships that gave cops access to a “portal” where they could access video from Ring cameras in exchange for providing Ring with free advertising.” What to speak of hackers and burglars, again, being able to track one’s comings and goings.

Granted, tech may not always be the best choice for holiday gifts, but it’s not always easy shopping for someone who seemingly has everything, except for perhaps the latest and greatest in tech. It also gives a different spin to holiday gift-giving. This year, for a change, why not consider the gift that keeps on taking?  Onward and forward.