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malware-adobe.html
malware-amazon.html
malware-apple.html
malware-appliances.html
malware-cars.html
malware-games.html
malware-google.html
malware-in-online-conferencing.html
malware-microsoft.html
malware-mobiles.html
malware-webpages.html
potential-malware.html
proprietary-addictions.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
proprietary-censorship.html
proprietary-coverups.html
proprietary-deception.html
proprietary-drm.html
proprietary-fraud.html
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proprietary-insecurity.html
proprietary-interference.html
proprietary-jails.html
proprietary-manipulation.html
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proprietary-sabotage.html
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diff -rNU2 malware-adobe.html malware-adobe.html
--- malware-adobe.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.070140820 +0000
+++ malware-adobe.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.120278123 +0000
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201910071">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe has <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-users-from-venezuela-due-to-us-executive-order/";>
@@ -74,4 +76,6 @@
<li id="M201701110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/";>silently
@@ -80,4 +84,6 @@
<li id="M201510220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe nonfree software may halt
all other work and freeze a computer <a
@@ -87,4 +93,6 @@
<li id="M201410080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe made “Digital Editions,”
the e-reader used by most US libraries, <a
@@ -95,4 +103,6 @@
<li id="M201402200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/adobe-software-subscription-model-means-you-cant-own-your-software/";>
@@ -111,4 +121,6 @@
<li id="M201305100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe applications <a
href="https://www.wired.com/2013/05/adobe-creative-cloud-petition/";>
@@ -117,4 +129,6 @@
<li id="M201305060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe applications have time bombs: they <a
href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/06/adobe-goes-all-in-with-subscription-based-creative-cloud-will-stop-selling-regular-cs-licenses-shrink-wrapped-boxes/";>
@@ -178,5 +192,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2016, 2018-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2016, 2018-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -188,5 +202,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/10/03 09:00:01 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-amazon.html malware-amazon.html
--- malware-amazon.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.070140820 +0000
+++ malware-amazon.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.120278123 +0000
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201503210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150321/13350230396/while-bricking-jailbroken-fire-tvs-last-year-amazon-did-same-to-kindle-devices.shtml";>
@@ -92,4 +94,6 @@
<li id="M201210220.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon Kindle-Swindle has a back door that has been used to <a
href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/";>
@@ -106,4 +110,6 @@
<li id="M200700000">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">[2007]</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Kindle also has a <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200774090";>
@@ -117,4 +123,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202001290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon Ring app does <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/29/ring-smart-doorbell-company-surveillance-eff-report";>
@@ -123,4 +131,6 @@
<li id="M201212030.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation has examined and found <a
href="https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012";>various
@@ -134,4 +144,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201704130.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://itstillworks.com/kindle-drm-17841.html";>
The Amazon Kindle has DRM</a>. That article is flawed in that it
@@ -154,4 +166,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201606060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon Echo appears to have a universal back door, since <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo#Software_updates";>
@@ -169,4 +183,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201905061">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon Alexa collects a lot more information from users
than is necessary for correct functioning (time, location,
@@ -191,4 +207,6 @@
<li id="M201904240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some of users' commands to the Alexa service are <a
href="https://www.smh.com.au/technology/alexa-is-someone-else-listening-to-us-sometimes-someone-is-20190411-p51d4g.html";>
@@ -210,4 +228,6 @@
<li id="M201808120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Crackers found a way to break the security of an Amazon device,
and <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/08/12/alexa-bob-carol.html";>
@@ -233,4 +253,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201912170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">“hackers”</a>)
@@ -241,4 +263,6 @@
<li id="M201902270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Ring (now Amazon) doorbell camera is designed so that the
manufacturer (now Amazon) can watch all the time. Now it turns out
@@ -255,4 +279,6 @@
<li id="M201901100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon Ring “security” devices <a
href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/10/ring-gave-employees-access-customer-video-feeds/";>
@@ -270,4 +296,6 @@
<li id="M201711200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon recently invited consumers to be suckers and <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171120/10533238651/vulnerability-fo";>
@@ -277,4 +305,6 @@
<li id="M201411090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon “Smart” TV is <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/nov/09/amazon-echo-smart-tv-watching-listening-surveillance";>
@@ -332,5 +362,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -342,5 +372,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/12/05 11:24:35 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-apple.html malware-apple.html
--- malware-apple.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.074140820 +0000
+++ malware-apple.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.124278123 +0000
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201907100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple appears to say that <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/";>
@@ -97,4 +99,6 @@
<li id="M201607284">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Dropbox app for Macintosh <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180124123506/http://applehelpwriter.com/2016/07/28/revealing-dropboxs-dirty-little-security-hack/";>
@@ -104,4 +108,6 @@
<li id="M201504090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Mac OS X had an <a
href="https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/";>
@@ -111,4 +117,6 @@
<li id="M201011220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iPhone has a back door for <a
href="http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131511381/wipeout-when-your-company-kills-your-iphone";>
@@ -118,4 +126,6 @@
<li id="M200808110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iPhone has a back door <a
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3358134/Apples-Jobs-confirms-iPhone-kill-switch.html";>
@@ -142,4 +152,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908150.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary
software <a href="#M201908150">turns off certain features when batteries
@@ -148,4 +160,6 @@
<li id="M201704070.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>DRM makes the iPhone 7 nearly <a
href="#iphone7-sabotage">unrepairable</a> by anyone else but Apple.</p>
@@ -153,4 +167,6 @@
<li id="M201512260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvxp4/switzerland-wants-a-single-universal-phone-charger-by-2017";>
@@ -160,4 +176,6 @@
<li id="M200811210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm";>
@@ -170,4 +188,6 @@
<li id="M200708130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/";>
DRM that caters to Bluray disks</a>. (The article focused on Windows
@@ -176,4 +196,6 @@
<li id="M200703310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iTunes videos have DRM, which allows Apple to <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay";>dictate where its
@@ -192,4 +214,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201803300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In MacOS and iOS, the procedure for <a
href="https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/export-photos-videos-and-slideshows-pht6e157c5f/mac";>
@@ -200,4 +224,6 @@
<li id="M201802120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple devices lock users in <a
href="https://gizmodo.com/homepod-is-the-ultimate-apple-product-in-a-bad-way-1822883347";>
@@ -207,4 +233,6 @@
<li id="M201605044">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iWork (office software that runs on MacOS,
iOS and iCloud) uses secret formats and <a
@@ -233,4 +261,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Commercial crackware can <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/20/iphones-vulnerable-to-hacking-tool-for-months-researchers-say";>
@@ -240,4 +270,6 @@
<li id="M202011120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours";>implemented
@@ -252,4 +284,6 @@
<li id="M201908310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A series of vulnerabilities <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/08/31/apple-iphone-ipad-security-ios-upgrade-iphone-xs-max-xr-update/";>found
@@ -265,4 +299,6 @@
<li id="M201607220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A vulnerability in Apple's Image I/O API allowed an attacker to <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/22/stagefright-flaw-ios-iphone-imessage-apple";>execute
@@ -272,4 +308,6 @@
<li id="M201604120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A bug in the iThings Messages app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/04/12/apple-bug-exposed-chat-history-with-a-single-click/";>allowed
@@ -279,4 +317,6 @@
<li id="M201311120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816030205/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html";>
@@ -301,4 +341,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is putting DRM on iPhone
batteries, and the system proprietary software <a
@@ -316,4 +358,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple plans to require that <a
href="https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/mac-apps-notarization-macos-10-14-5/";>
@@ -335,4 +379,6 @@
<li id="M200803070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IOS_jailbreaking&oldid=835861046";>
iOS, the operating system of the Apple iThings, is the prototype
@@ -359,4 +405,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/30/this-isnt-the-1990s-apple-under-pressure-from-app-developers";>
@@ -370,4 +418,6 @@
<li id="M201910100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism";>
@@ -379,4 +429,6 @@
<li id="M201910070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/10/07/apple-ios-13-1-2-for-hong-kong.html";>
@@ -393,4 +445,6 @@
<li id="M201905150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users caught in the jail of an iMonster are <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html";> sitting
@@ -403,4 +457,6 @@
<li id="M201710130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/iranian-hardliners-want-isolated-internet";>
@@ -414,4 +470,6 @@
<li id="M201707290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/technology/china-apple-censorhip.html";>
@@ -421,4 +479,6 @@
<li id="M201701064">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used its censorship system to enforce Russian surveillance <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0";>
@@ -435,4 +495,6 @@
<li id="M201701050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used its censorship system to enforce China's censorship <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china";>
@@ -441,4 +503,6 @@
<li id="M201605190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple censors games, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>
@@ -449,4 +513,6 @@
<li id="M201509290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>
banned a program from the App Store</a> because its developers
@@ -455,4 +521,6 @@
<li id="M201509230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2015, Apple <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights";>
@@ -466,4 +534,6 @@
<li id="M201506250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has banned iThing
applications that show the confederate flag. <a
@@ -482,4 +552,6 @@
<li id="M201412110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/papers-please-game-ipad-nude-body-scans";>
@@ -488,4 +560,6 @@
<li id="M201405250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used this censorship power in 2014 to <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2014/02/07/apple-yanks-last-remaining-bit.html";>
@@ -498,4 +572,6 @@
<li id="M201402070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations
of US drone assassinations, giving various excuses. Each
@@ -512,4 +588,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201308290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Dark patterns” are <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4640308/dark-patterns-inside-the-interfaces-designed-to-trick-you";>user
@@ -530,4 +608,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201510270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple Siri <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/27/apple-music-subscribers-siri-questions";>refuses
@@ -545,4 +625,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When Apple suspects a user of fraud, it
judges the case secretly and presents the verdict
@@ -554,4 +636,6 @@
<li id="M201810240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple and Samsung deliberately <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones";>degrade
@@ -561,4 +645,6 @@
<li id="M201805310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/31/17412396/telegram-apple-app-store-app-updates-russia";>blocked
@@ -574,4 +660,6 @@
<li id="M201710044">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>MacOS High Sierra forcibly reformats SSD boot drives, and <a
href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3230498/apple-file-system-apfs-faq.html";>
@@ -581,4 +669,6 @@
<li id="M201706060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple will stop <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/06/iphone-ipad-apps-games-apple-5-5c-obsolete";>fixing
@@ -590,4 +680,6 @@
<li id="M201704070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="iphone7-sabotage">The
iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a
@@ -603,4 +695,6 @@
<li id="M201606080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/14/uninstall_quicktime_for_windows/";>
@@ -610,4 +704,6 @@
<li id="M201605040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple Music client program <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170520213355/https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/";>scans
@@ -617,4 +713,6 @@
<li id="M201602050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iOS version 9 for iThings <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair";>sabotages
@@ -626,4 +724,6 @@
<li id="M201510020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple forced millions of iThings to <a
href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7256669?tstart=0";>download
@@ -634,4 +734,6 @@
<li id="M201412040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/04/apple-deleted-music-ipods-rivals-steve-jobs";>
@@ -641,4 +743,6 @@
<li id="M200709270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2541250/update--apple-plays-hardball--upgrade--bricks--unlocked-iphones.html";>
@@ -655,4 +759,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple can remotely <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/aug/18/apple-sets-deadline-in-feud-with-fortnite-maker-epic-games";>
@@ -673,4 +779,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202004200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec reports that Apple
made a practice of surreptitiously activating the Siri software to <a
@@ -691,4 +799,6 @@
<li id="M201910131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Safari occasionally <a
href="https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2019/10/13/dear-apple-safe-browsing-might-not-be-that-safe/";>
@@ -703,4 +813,6 @@
<li id="M201910130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Chinese Communist Party's “Study
the Great Nation” app requires users to grant it <a
@@ -723,4 +835,6 @@
<li id="M201905280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In spite of Apple's supposed commitment to
privacy, iPhone apps contain trackers that are busy at night <a
@@ -740,4 +854,6 @@
<li id="M201809070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adware Doctor, an ad blocker for MacOS, <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjye8x/mac-anti-adware-doctor-app-steals-browsing-history";>reports
@@ -746,4 +862,6 @@
<li id="M201711250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html";>
@@ -753,4 +871,6 @@
<li id="M201709210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In the latest iThings system,
“turning off” WiFi and Bluetooth the obvious way <a
@@ -762,4 +882,6 @@
<li id="M201702150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple proposes <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/15/apple-removing-iphone-home-button-fingerprint-scanning-screen";>a
@@ -770,4 +892,6 @@
<li id="M201611170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iPhones <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/11/17/iphones-secretly-send-call-history-to-apple-security-firm-says/";>send
@@ -777,4 +901,6 @@
<li id="M201609280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iMessage app on iThings <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/09/28/apple-logs-your-imessage-contacts-and-may-share-them-with-police/";>tells
@@ -784,4 +910,6 @@
<li id="M201509240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iThings automatically upload to Apple's servers all the photos
and videos they make.</p>
@@ -810,4 +938,6 @@
<li id="M201411040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has made various <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/04/apple-data-privacy-icloud";>
@@ -824,4 +954,6 @@
<li id="M201410300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> MacOS automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170831144456/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/10/30/how-one-mans-private-files-ended-up-on-apples-icloud-without-his-consent/";>
@@ -833,4 +965,6 @@
<li id="M201410220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple admits the <a
href="http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/spotlight-suggestions-in-os-x-yosemite-and-ios-are-you-staying-private/";>
@@ -841,4 +975,6 @@
<li id="M201410200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Various operations in <a
href="http://lifehacker.com/safari-and-spotlight-can-send-data-to-apple-heres-how-1648453540";>
@@ -847,4 +983,6 @@
<li id="M201409220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple can, and regularly does, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/05/new-guidelines-outline-what-iphone-data-apple-can-give-to-police/";>
@@ -859,4 +997,6 @@
<li id="M201407230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/23/iphone-backdoors-surveillance-forensic-services";>
@@ -868,4 +1008,6 @@
<li id="M201401100.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/privacy-advocates-worry-over-new-apple-iphone-tracking-feature-161836223.html";>
@@ -874,4 +1016,6 @@
<li id="M201401100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a class="not-a-duplicate"
href="http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/privacy-advocates-worry-over-new-apple-iphone-tracking-feature-161836223.html";>
@@ -881,4 +1025,6 @@
<li id="M201312300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-30/how-nsa-hacks-your-iphone-presenting-dropout-jeep";>
@@ -888,4 +1034,6 @@
<li id="M201308080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iThing also <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/08/ios7_tracking_now_its_a_favourite_feature/";>
@@ -895,4 +1043,6 @@
<li id="M201210170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>There is also a feature for web sites to track users, which is <a
href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/17/how-to-disable-apple-ios-user-tracking-ios-6/";>
@@ -902,4 +1052,6 @@
<li id="M201204280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users cannot make an Apple ID (<a
href="https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/49951/how-can-i-download-free-apps-without-registering-an-apple-id";>necessary
@@ -918,4 +1070,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201412010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple arbitrarily <a
href="http://9to5mac.com/2014/12/01/ios-8-1-signing-window-closed/";>blocks
@@ -924,4 +1078,6 @@
<li id="M201205280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple iThings are tyrant devices. There is a
port of Android to the iThings, but installing it requires <a
@@ -981,5 +1137,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2015-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2015-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -991,5 +1147,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2020/12/22 17:39:37 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
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diff -rNU2 malware-appliances.html malware-appliances.html
--- malware-appliances.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.074140820 +0000
+++ malware-appliances.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.128278123 +0000
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202101050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most Internet connected devices in Mozilla's <a
href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded";>“Privacy
@@ -79,4 +81,6 @@
<li id="M202011230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Wavelink and JetStream wifi routers have
universal back doors that enable unauthenticated
@@ -100,4 +104,6 @@
<li id="M202007280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Focals eyeglass display, with snooping
microphone, has been eliminated. Google eliminated
@@ -114,4 +120,6 @@
<li id="M202007270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Mellow sous-vide cooker is
tethered to a server. The company suddenly <a
@@ -123,4 +131,6 @@
<li id="M202006250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>TV manufacturers are able to <a
href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-snoopy-smart-tvs-spying-on-you/";>snoop
@@ -131,4 +141,6 @@
<li id="M202006160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.wired.com/story/ripple20-iot-vulnerabilities/?bxid=5bd66d4c2ddf9c619437e4b8&cndid=9608804&esrc=Wired_etl_load&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_bran%5C";>
@@ -141,4 +153,6 @@
<li id="M202005070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Wink sells a “smart” home hub that is tethered
to a server. In May 2020, it ordered the purchasers to start <a
@@ -149,4 +163,6 @@
<li id="M201912170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">“hackers”</a>)
@@ -157,4 +173,6 @@
<li id="M201911190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Internet-tethered Amazon Ring had
a security vulnerability that enabled attackers to <a
@@ -171,4 +189,6 @@
<li id="M201909061">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Best Buy made controllable appliances and <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853671/best-buy-connect-insignia-smart-plug-wifi-freezer-mobile-app-shutdown-november-6";>
@@ -183,4 +203,6 @@
<li id="M201904260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jibo robot toys were tethered to the manufacturer's server,
and <a href="https://www.apnews.com/99c9ec8ebad242ca88178e22c7642648";>
@@ -194,4 +216,6 @@
<li id="M201903210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Medtronics Conexus Telemetry Protocol has <a
href="http://www.startribune.com/750-000-medtronic-defibrillators-vulnerable-to-hacking/507470932/";>
@@ -207,4 +231,6 @@
<li id="M201902270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Ring (now Amazon) doorbell camera is designed so that the
manufacturer (now Amazon) can watch all the time. Now it turns out
@@ -221,4 +247,6 @@
<li id="M201902080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The HP <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html";>
@@ -235,4 +263,6 @@
<li id="M201901100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon Ring “security” devices <a
href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/10/ring-gave-employees-access-customer-video-feeds/";>
@@ -250,4 +280,6 @@
<li id="M201901070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio TVs <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172397/airplay-2-homekit-vizio-tv-bill-baxter-interview-vergecast-ces-2019";>
@@ -274,4 +306,6 @@
<li id="M201810300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Nearly all “home security cameras” <a
href="https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/d-link-camera-poses-data-security-risk--consumer-reports-finds/";>
@@ -287,4 +321,6 @@
<li id="M201810150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative—at blocking the
use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their “security
@@ -295,4 +331,6 @@
<li id="M201809260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Honeywell's “smart” thermostats communicate
only through the company's server. They have
@@ -309,4 +347,6 @@
<li id="M201809240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Researchers have discovered how to <a
href="http://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2018-09-24-it-security-secret-messages-alexa-and-co";>
@@ -316,4 +356,6 @@
<li id="M201807050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jawbone fitness tracker was tethered to a proprietary phone
app. In 2017, the company shut down and made the app stop working. <a
@@ -329,4 +371,6 @@
<li id="M201804140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A medical insurance company <a
href="https://wolfstreet.com/2018/04/14/our-dental-insurance-sent-us-free-internet-connected-toothbrushes-and-this-is-what-happened-next";>
@@ -336,4 +380,6 @@
<li id="M201804010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some “Smart” TVs automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180405014828/https:/twitter.com/buro9/status/980349887006076928";>
@@ -348,4 +394,6 @@
<li id="M201802120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple devices lock users in <a
href="https://gizmodo.com/homepod-is-the-ultimate-apple-product-in-a-bad-way-1822883347";>
@@ -355,4 +403,6 @@
<li id="M201712240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>One of the dangers of the “internet of stings”
is that, if you lose your internet service, you also <a
@@ -365,4 +415,6 @@
<li id="M201711200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon recently invited consumers to be suckers and <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171120/10533238651/vulnerability-fo";>
@@ -372,4 +424,6 @@
<li id="M201711100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A remote-control sex toy was found to make <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16634442/lovense-sex-toy-spy-survei";>audio
@@ -378,4 +432,6 @@
<li id="M201711080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Logitech will sabotage
all Harmony Link household control devices by <a
@@ -390,4 +446,6 @@
<li id="M201710040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Every “home security” camera, if its
manufacturer can communicate with it, is a surveillance device. <a
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<li id="M201709200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A “smart” intravenous pump
designed for hospitals is connected to the internet. Naturally <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The bad security in many Internet of Stings devices allows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170828/08152938092/iot-devices-provide-comcast-wonderful-new-opportunity-to-spy-you.shtml";>ISPs
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sonos <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>While you're using a DJI drone
to snoop on other people, DJI is in many cases <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras
are tremendously insecure. They have login
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The proprietary code that runs pacemakers,
insulin pumps, and other medical devices is <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Bird and rabbit pets were implemented for Second
Life by a company that tethered their food to a server. <a
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<li id="M201704190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users are suing Bose for <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170423010030/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/";>
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<li id="M201704120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Anova sabotaged users' cooking devices
with a downgrade that tethered them to a remote server. <a
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<li id="M201703270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When Miele's Internet of
Stings hospital disinfectant dishwasher is <a
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<li id="M201703140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A computerized vibrator <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/10/vibrator-phone-app-we-vibe-4-plus-bluetooth-hack";>
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<li id="M201703070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The CIA exploited existing vulnerabilities
in “smart” TVs and phones to design a malware that <a
@@ -542,4 +624,6 @@
<li id="M201702280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“CloudPets” toys with microphones <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/28/cloudpets-data-breach-leaks-details-of-500000-children-and-adults";>
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<li id="M201702200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>If you buy a used “smart”
car, house, TV, refrigerator, etc., usually <a
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<li id="M201702060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio “smart” <a
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen";>TVs
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<li id="M201701271">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A cracker would be able to <a
href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>VR equipment, measuring every slight motion,
creates the potential for the most intimate
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<li id="M201612200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The developer of Ham Radio Deluxe <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161220/12411836320/company-bricks-users-software-after-he-posts-negative-review.shtml";>sabotaged
@@ -606,4 +700,6 @@
<li id="M201612060.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The “smart” toys My Friend Cayla and i-Que can be <a
href="https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/connected-toys-violate-consumer-laws";>remotely
@@ -617,4 +713,6 @@
<li id="M201609200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP's firmware downgrade <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/hp-inkjet-printers-unofficial-cartridges-software-update";>imposed
@@ -624,4 +722,6 @@
<li id="M201608080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ransomware <a
href="https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/thermostat-ransomware-a-lesson-in-iot-security/";>
@@ -631,4 +731,6 @@
<li id="M201605020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung's “Smart Home” has a big security hole; <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/samsung-smart-home-flaws-lets-hackers-make-keys-to-front-door/";>
@@ -644,4 +746,6 @@
<li id="M201604110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Malware was found on <a
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/04/11/security_cameras_sold_through_amazon_have_malware_according_to_security.html";>
@@ -655,4 +759,6 @@
<li id="M201604050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Revolv is a device that managed “smart home”
operations: switching lights, operate motion sensors, regulating
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<li id="M201603220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Over 70 brands of network-connected surveillance cameras have <a
href="http://www.kerneronsec.com/2016/02/remote-code-execution-in-cctv-dvrs-of.html";>
@@ -676,4 +784,6 @@
<li id="M201601100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="http://michaelweinberg.org/post/137045828005/free-the-cube";>
@@ -699,4 +809,6 @@
<li id="M201512140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Philips “smart” lightbulbs had initially been
designed to interact with other companies' smart light bulbs, but <a
@@ -710,4 +822,6 @@
<li id="M201512074">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.itworld.com/article/2705284/backdoor-found-in-d-link-router-firmware-code.html";>
@@ -723,4 +837,6 @@
<li id="M201511250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Nest Cam “smart” camera is <a
href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34922712";>always watching</a>,
@@ -732,4 +848,6 @@
<li id="M201511198">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ARRIS cable modem has a <a
href="https://w00tsec.blogspot.de/2015/11/arris-cable-modem-has-backdoor-in.html?m=1";>
@@ -738,4 +856,6 @@
<li id="M201511130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some web and TV advertisements play inaudible
sounds to be picked up by proprietary malware running
@@ -748,4 +868,6 @@
<li id="M201511060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio goes a step further than other TV
manufacturers in spying on their users: their <a
@@ -760,4 +882,6 @@
<li id="M201511020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tivo's alliance with Viacom adds 2.3 million households
to the 600 millions social media profiles the company
@@ -771,4 +895,6 @@
<li id="M201510210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FitBit fitness trackers have a <a
href="http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/10-second-hack-delivers-first-ever-malware-to-fitness-trackers/";>
@@ -779,4 +905,6 @@
<li id="M201510200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Self-encrypting” disk drives
do the encryption with proprietary firmware so you
@@ -787,4 +915,6 @@
<li id="M201507240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio “smart” TVs recognize and <a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/vizio-ipo-inscape-acr/";>track
@@ -793,4 +923,6 @@
<li id="M201506080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Due to bad security in a drug pump, crackers could use it to <a
href="http://www.wired.com/2015/06/hackers-can-send-fatal-doses-hospital-drug-pumps/";>
@@ -799,4 +931,6 @@
<li id="M201505290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Verizon cable TV <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/verizon-fios-reps-know-what-tv-channels-you-watch/";>
@@ -806,4 +940,6 @@
<li id="M201505050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Hospira infusion pumps, which are used
to administer drugs to a patient, were rated “<a
@@ -817,4 +953,6 @@
<li id="M201504300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2015/04/30/telescreen-watch-vizio-adds-s.html";>
@@ -824,4 +962,6 @@
<li id="M201502180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Barbie <a
href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/wi-fi-spy-barbie-records-childrens-5177673";>is
@@ -830,4 +970,6 @@
<li id="M201502090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Samsung “Smart” TV <a
href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/02/who-s-the-third-party-that-samsung-and-lg-smart-tvs-are-sharing-your-voice-data-with/index.htm";>
@@ -846,4 +988,6 @@
<li id="M201411090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon “Smart” TV is <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/nov/09/amazon-echo-smart-tv-watching-listening-surveillance";>
@@ -852,4 +996,6 @@
<li id="M201409290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More or less all “smart” TVs <a
href="http://www.myce.com/news/reseachers-all-smart-tvs-spy-on-you-sony-monitors-all-channel-switches-72851/";>spy
@@ -870,4 +1016,6 @@
<li id="M201407170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nest-thermometers">Nest thermometers send <a
href="http://bgr.com/2014/07/17/google-nest-jailbreak-hack";>a lot of
@@ -876,4 +1024,6 @@
<li id="M201405200.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>LG <a
href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140511/17430627199/lg-will-take-smart-out-your-smart-tv-if-you-dont-agree-to-share-your-viewing-search-data-with-third-parties.shtml";>
@@ -884,4 +1034,6 @@
<li id="M201404250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Lots of <a
href="http://www.wired.com/2014/04/hospital-equipment-vulnerable/";>
@@ -890,4 +1042,6 @@
<li id="M201312290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3554";> Some flash
memories have modifiable software</a>, which makes them vulnerable
@@ -901,4 +1055,6 @@
<li id="M201312040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/credit-card-fraud-comes-of-age-with-first-known-point-of-sale-botnet/";>
@@ -909,4 +1065,6 @@
<li id="M201311210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in LG “smart” TVs <a
href="http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html";>
@@ -924,4 +1082,6 @@
<li id="M201310070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="bluray"><a
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20131007102857/http://www.nclnet.org/technology/73-digital-rights-management/124-whos-driving-the-copyright-laws-consumers-insist-on-the-right-to-back-it-up";>
@@ -941,4 +1101,6 @@
<li id="M201309050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The FTC punished a company for making webcams with <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/technology/ftc-says-webcams-flaw-put-users-lives-on-display.html";>
@@ -948,4 +1110,6 @@
<li id="M201308060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack&page=6";>
Replaceable nonfree software in disk drives can be written by a
@@ -955,4 +1119,6 @@
<li id="M201307270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> It is possible to <a
href="http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/07/27/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-days-before-scheduled-black-hat-appearance/";>
@@ -966,4 +1132,6 @@
<li id="M201307260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/26/smart-homes-hack/";>
@@ -973,4 +1141,6 @@
<li id="M201307114">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP “storage appliances” that
use the proprietary “Left Hand”
@@ -984,4 +1154,6 @@
<li id="M201212290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Cisco TNP IP phones are <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html";>
@@ -990,4 +1162,6 @@
<li id="M201212180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung “Smart” TVs have <a
href="https://wiki.samygo.tv/index.php?title=SamyGO_for_DUMMIES#What_are_Restricted_Firmwares.3F";>
@@ -1000,4 +1174,6 @@
<li id="M201212170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="break-security-smarttv"><a
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249303/Hackers-penetrate-home-Crack-Samsungs-Smart-TV-allows-attacker-seize-control-microphone-cameras.html";>
@@ -1007,4 +1183,6 @@
<li id="M201210020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some LG TVs <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190917164647/http://openlgtv.org.ru/wiki/index.php/Achievements";>
@@ -1072,5 +1250,5 @@
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+++ malware-cars.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.128278123 +0000
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008181">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>New Toyotas will <a
href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/18/aws_toyota_alliance/";>
@@ -78,4 +80,6 @@
<li id="M202007010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>BMW will remotely <a
href="https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-vehicle-as-a-platform/";>
@@ -85,4 +89,6 @@
<li id="M201912171">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most modern cars now <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/12/17/cars-now-run-on-the-new-oil.html";>
@@ -94,4 +100,6 @@
<li id="M201909160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla users claim Tesla <a
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-battery/tesla-owner-lawsuit-claims-software-update-fraudulently-cut-battery-capacity-idUSKCN1UY2TW";>force-installed
@@ -105,4 +113,6 @@
<li id="M201904150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="M201509210">Volkswagen programmed its car engine computers to <a
href="https://www.petri.com/volkswagen-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions";>
@@ -121,4 +131,6 @@
<li id="M201903290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla cars collect lots of personal data, and <a
href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/tesla-model-3-keeps-data-like-crash-videos-location-phone-contacts.html";>
@@ -128,4 +140,6 @@
<li id="M201902011">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The FordPass Connect feature of some Ford vehicles has <a
href="https://www.myfordpass.com/content/ford_com/fp_app/en_us/termsprivacy.html";>
@@ -141,4 +155,6 @@
<li id="M201812300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>New GM cars <a
href="https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gmc/vehicles/canyon/2019.html";>
@@ -151,4 +167,6 @@
<li id="M201811300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In China, it is mandatory for electric
cars to be equipped with a terminal that <a
@@ -162,4 +180,6 @@
<li id="M201810230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>GM <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html";>
@@ -181,4 +201,6 @@
<li id="M201711230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>AI-powered driving apps can <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43nz9p/ai-powered-driving-apps-can-track-your-every-move";>
@@ -187,4 +209,6 @@
<li id="M201709290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Bad security in some cars makes it possible to <a
href="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14937";>
@@ -193,4 +217,6 @@
<li id="M201709090.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla used software to limit the part of the battery
that was available to customers in some cars, and <a
@@ -207,4 +233,6 @@
<li id="M201702170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The mobile apps for communicating <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-smart-cars-vulnerable-due-to-insecure-android-apps/";>with
@@ -218,4 +246,6 @@
<li id="M201611060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://jalopnik.com/america-figured-out-a-new-way-audi-cheated-on-emissions-1788630969";>
@@ -226,4 +256,6 @@
<li id="M201608110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Due to weak security, <a
href="http://jalopnik.com/almost-every-volkswagen-built-since-1995-is-vulnerable-1785159844";>it
@@ -233,4 +265,6 @@
<li id="M201607160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="car-spying">Computerized cars with nonfree software are <a
href="http://www.thelowdownblog.com/2016/07/your-cars-been-studying-you-closely-and.html";>
@@ -239,4 +273,6 @@
<li id="M201602240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nissan-modem">The Nissan Leaf has a built-in
cell phone modem which allows effectively anyone to <a
@@ -258,4 +294,6 @@
<li id="M201511194">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Caterpillar vehicles come with <a
href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-19/caterpillar-depression-has-never-been-worse-it-has-cunning-plan-how-deal-it";>
@@ -264,4 +302,6 @@
<li id="M201508120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Security researchers discovered a <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/12/hack-car-brakes-sms-text";>
@@ -272,4 +312,6 @@
<li id="M201507214">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Crackers were able to <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/fiat-chrysler-connected-car-bug-lets-hackers-take-over-jeep-remotely/";>
@@ -285,4 +327,6 @@
<li id="M201311130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/drm-cars-will-drive-consumers-crazy";>
@@ -291,4 +335,6 @@
<li id="M201306140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla cars allow the company to extract
data remotely and determine the car's location
@@ -301,4 +347,6 @@
<li id="M201303250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="records-drivers">Proprietary software in cars <a
href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/03/24/car-spying-edr-data-privacy/1991751/";>
@@ -314,4 +362,6 @@
<li id="M201103110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It is possible to <a
href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/379477/hacking_music_can_take_control_your_car/";>
@@ -384,5 +434,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/01/12 08:55:35 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:31:21 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-games.html malware-games.html
--- malware-games.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.078140820 +0000
+++ malware-games.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.132278123 +0000
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202010221">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is imposing its
surveillance on the game of Minecraft by <a
@@ -86,4 +88,6 @@
<li id="M202010220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The addictive Genshin Impact relentlessly <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/22/genshin-impact-video-game-slowly-taking-over-the-world";>coerces
@@ -93,4 +97,6 @@
<li id="M202010210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2019-2020, Minecraft players are <a
href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house";>being
@@ -108,4 +114,6 @@
<li id="M202004150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
@@ -115,4 +123,6 @@
<li id="M202003110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Roblox (among many other games)
created anti-features which sucker children into <a
@@ -122,4 +132,6 @@
<li id="M201908210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft recorded users of Xboxes and had <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana";>
@@ -131,4 +143,6 @@
<li id="M201907090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
@@ -151,4 +165,6 @@
<li id="M201809210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Clash of Clans is a good example of a gratis mobile game that its
developers <a href="https://gamerant.com/clash-of-clans-addiction/";>
@@ -164,4 +180,6 @@
<li id="M201807310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-";>
@@ -171,4 +189,6 @@
<li id="M201806250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The game Metal Gear Rising for
MacOS was tethered to a server. The company <a
@@ -178,4 +198,6 @@
<li id="M201806240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Red Shell is a spyware that
is found in many proprietary games. It <a
@@ -185,4 +207,6 @@
<li id="M201804144">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ArenaNet surreptitiously installed a spyware
program along with an update to the massive
@@ -193,4 +217,6 @@
<li id="M201712060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Learn how <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html";>
@@ -204,4 +230,6 @@
<li id="M201711070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The driver for a certain gaming keyboard <a
href="https://thehackernews.com/2017/11/mantistek-keyboard-keylogger.html";>sends
@@ -210,4 +238,6 @@
<li id="M201612290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In the game Fruit Pop, the player buys boosts with coins to get
a high score. The player gets coins at the end of each game, and can
@@ -226,4 +256,6 @@
<li id="M201611070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>nVidia's proprietary GeForce Experience <a
href="http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2672-geforce-experience-data-transfer-analysis";>makes
@@ -233,4 +265,6 @@
<li id="M201609240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A Capcom's Street Fighter V update <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/23/capcom_street_fighter_v/";>
@@ -242,4 +276,6 @@
<li id="M201605200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oculus Rift games now have <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/vv77ea/new-oculus-drm-cross-platform";>
@@ -248,4 +284,6 @@
<li id="M201604040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many popular mobile games include a random-reward system called
<a href="#gacha"><i>gacha</i></a> which is especially effective on
@@ -258,4 +296,6 @@
<li id="M201512290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many <a
href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/12/29/how-much-data-are-video-games-collecting-about-you.html/";>
@@ -268,4 +308,6 @@
<li id="M201509160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Modern gratis game cr…apps <a
href="http://toucharcade.com/2015/09/16/we-own-you-confessions-of-a-free-to-play-producer/";>
@@ -286,4 +328,6 @@
<li id="M201507290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Game Of War: Fire Age is an iPhone game with <a
href="http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1762-5-reasons-i-lost-249000-iphone-game.html";>
@@ -301,4 +345,6 @@
<li id="M201504210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Runescape is a popular online game with some <a
href="https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/33cd8g/question_why_is_runescape_so_addicting/";>
@@ -314,4 +360,6 @@
<li id="M201410130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/nintendo-updates-take-wii-u-hostage-until-you-agree-new-legal-terms";>Nintendo
@@ -324,4 +372,6 @@
<li id="M201401280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Angry Birds <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-phone-apps-for-personal-data.html";>
@@ -337,4 +387,6 @@
<li id="M201401190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some proprietary <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/19/apple-talking-cats-in-app-purchases";>
@@ -343,4 +395,6 @@
<li id="M201105070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/sony";>The Playstation
3 is a tyrant</a>.</p>
@@ -348,4 +402,6 @@
<li id="M201003300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sony <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/03/sony-steals-feature-from-your-playstation-3";>sabotaged
@@ -363,4 +419,6 @@
<li id="M200510200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2005-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Blizzard Warden is a hidden
“cheating-prevention” program that <a
@@ -431,5 +489,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/01/12 08:45:55 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:31:21 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-google.html malware-google.html
--- malware-google.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.082140820 +0000
+++ malware-google.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.136278123 +0000
@@ -82,4 +82,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202004130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a href="https://www.google.com/mobile/android/market-tos.html";>
Google Play Terms of Service</a> insist that the user of Android accept
@@ -94,4 +96,6 @@
<li id="M201908220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ChromeBooks are programmed for obsolescence:
ChromeOS has a universal back door that is used for updates and <a
@@ -105,4 +109,6 @@
<li id="M201809140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android has a <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/9/14/17861150/google-battery-saver-android-9-pie-remote-settings-change";>
@@ -114,4 +120,6 @@
<li id="M201202280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ChromeOS has a universal back
door. At least, Google says it does—in <a
@@ -121,4 +129,6 @@
<li id="M201103070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In Android, <a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2506557/google-throws--kill-switch--on-android-phones.html";>
@@ -148,4 +158,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201703160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google <a
href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0316/Google-Family-Link-gives-parents-a-way-to-monitor-preteens-accounts";>
@@ -155,4 +167,6 @@
<li id="M201701180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>On Windows and MacOS, Chrome <a
href="https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/developers/extensions-deployment-faq";>
@@ -167,4 +181,6 @@
<li id="M201602030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>
@@ -193,4 +209,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201705150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google now allows Android
apps to detect whether a device has been rooted, <a
@@ -207,4 +225,6 @@
<li id="M201701300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Chrome <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/google-quietly-makes-optiona.html";>implements
@@ -218,4 +238,6 @@
<li id="M201102250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android <a
href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html";>
@@ -234,4 +256,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>TikTok <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2020/08/11/tiktok-exploited-android-secur.html";>
@@ -241,4 +265,6 @@
<li id="M201907080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps can track
users' movements even when the user says <a
@@ -251,4 +277,6 @@
<li id="M201311120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816030205/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html";>
@@ -272,4 +300,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201901230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google is modifying Chromium so that <a
href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/23/0048202/google-proposes-changes-to-chromium-browser-that-will-break-content-blocking-extensions-including-various-ad-blockers";>
@@ -291,4 +321,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A new app published by Google <a
href="https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/";>lets
@@ -300,4 +332,6 @@
<li id="M201604050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Revolv is a device that managed “smart home”
operations: switching lights, operate motion sensors, regulating
@@ -315,4 +349,6 @@
<li id="M201511244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google has long had <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/24/google-can-unlock-android-devices-remotely-if-phone-unencrypted";>a
@@ -328,4 +364,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Nest <a
href="https://blog.google/products/google-nest/partnership-adt-smarter-home-security/";>
@@ -341,4 +379,6 @@
<li id="M201907210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google “Assistant” records users' conversations <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/google-defends-listening-to-ok-google-queries-after-voice-recordings-leak/";>even
@@ -356,4 +396,6 @@
<li id="M201906220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome is an <a
href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-to-switch/";>
@@ -371,4 +413,6 @@
<li id="M201904130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google tracks the movements of Android phones and iPhones
running Google apps, and sometimes <a
@@ -381,4 +425,6 @@
<li id="M201902040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google invites people to <a
href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/02/04/google-screenwise-unwise-trade-all-your-privacy-cash?cd-origin=rss";>
@@ -393,4 +439,6 @@
<li id="M201811230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An Android phone was observed to track location even while
in airplane mode. It didn't send the location data while in
@@ -401,4 +449,6 @@
<li id="M201808030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Google apps on Android <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/13/google-location-tracking-android-iphone-mobile";>
@@ -411,4 +461,6 @@
<li id="M201711210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android tracks location for Google <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171121/09030238658/investigation-finds-google-collected-location-data-even-with-location-services-turned-off.shtml";>
@@ -418,4 +470,6 @@
<li id="M201704131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
@@ -440,4 +494,6 @@
<li id="M201609210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google's new voice messaging app <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/21/12994362/allo-privacy-message-logs-google";>logs
@@ -446,4 +502,6 @@
<li id="M201609140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Play (a component of Android) <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/235594-yes-google-play-is-tracking-you-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-a-very-large-iceberg";>
@@ -458,4 +516,6 @@
<li id="M201507280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome makes it easy for an extension to do <a
href="https://labs.detectify.com/2015/07/28/how-i-disabled-your-chrome-security-extensions/";>total
@@ -464,4 +524,6 @@
<li id="M201506180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome includes a module that <a
href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/";>
@@ -470,4 +532,6 @@
<li id="M201407170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nest-thermometers">Nest thermometers send <a
href="http://bgr.com/2014/07/17/google-nest-jailbreak-hack";>a lot of
@@ -476,4 +540,6 @@
<li id="M201308040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome <a
href="https://www.brad-x.com/2013/08/04/google-chrome-is-spyware/";>
@@ -483,4 +549,6 @@
<li id="M201308010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in Android phones (and Windows? laptops): The Wall Street
Journal (in an article blocked from us by a paywall) reports that <a
@@ -492,4 +560,6 @@
<li id="M201307280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware is present in some Android devices when they are
sold. Some Motorola phones, made when this company was owned
@@ -500,4 +570,6 @@
<li id="M201307250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A Motorola phone <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170629175629/http://www.itproportal.com/2013/07/25/motorolas-new-x8-arm-chip-underpinning-the-always-on-future-of-android/";>
@@ -506,4 +578,6 @@
<li id="M201302150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Play intentionally sends app developers <a
href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-store-policy-raises-privacy-concerns-331116";>
@@ -523,4 +597,6 @@
<li id="M201208210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites report all their visitors
to Google by using the Google Analytics service, which <a
@@ -530,4 +606,6 @@
<li id="M200809060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome contains a key logger that <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190126075111/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/";>
@@ -544,4 +622,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201304080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Motorola, then owned by Google, made <a
href="http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/04/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html";>
@@ -600,5 +680,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2017-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2017-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -610,5 +690,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/14 09:05:31 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-in-online-conferencing.html
malware-in-online-conferencing.html
--- malware-in-online-conferencing.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.086140820 +0000
+++ malware-in-online-conferencing.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.136278123 +0000
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/18/zoom-helped-china-surveillance/";>
@@ -79,4 +81,6 @@
<li id="M202011090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>According to FTC, the
company behind the Zoom conferencing software <a
@@ -91,4 +95,6 @@
<li id="M202009270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many employers are using nonfree
software, including videoconference software, to <a
@@ -100,4 +106,6 @@
<li id="M202006120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The company behind Zoom does not only deny
users' computer freedom by developing this piece
@@ -113,4 +121,6 @@
<li id="M202003260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple iOS version of Zoom <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account";>is
@@ -172,5 +182,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2020, 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -182,5 +192,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/12/21 13:31:11 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-microsoft.html malware-microsoft.html
--- malware-microsoft.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.086140820 +0000
+++ malware-microsoft.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.140278123 +0000
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201608171">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="windows-update">Microsoft
Windows has a universal back door through which <a
@@ -102,4 +104,6 @@
<li id="M201512280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/";>
@@ -108,4 +112,6 @@
<li id="M201308230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The German government <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/nsa_germany_windows_8/";>veers
@@ -117,4 +123,6 @@
<li id="M201307300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Here is a suspicion that
we can't prove, but is worth thinking about: <a
@@ -126,4 +134,6 @@
<li id="M201112080.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 8 also has a back door for <a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2500036/microsoft--we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html";>
@@ -147,4 +157,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that
their DRM is valid by connecting to the store every time their
@@ -160,4 +172,6 @@
<li id="M200708130.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/";>DRM
in Windows</a>, introduced to cater to <a
@@ -179,4 +193,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201705120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Exploits of bugs in Windows, which were developed by the NSA
and then leaked by the Shadowbrokers group, are now being used to <a
@@ -186,4 +202,6 @@
<li id="M201608020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-attack-can-steal-your-username-password-and-other-logins/";>flaw
@@ -194,4 +212,6 @@
<li id="M201312040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/credit-card-fraud-comes-of-age-with-first-known-point-of-sale-botnet/";>
@@ -211,4 +231,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201809120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>One version of Windows 10 <a
href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/";>
@@ -217,4 +239,6 @@
<li id="M201803190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox";>
@@ -226,4 +250,6 @@
<li id="M201703170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows displays <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer";>
@@ -237,4 +263,6 @@
<li id="M201612140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a
href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2?tab=AllReplies#tabs";>
@@ -244,4 +272,6 @@
<li id="M201608170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> After <a
href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing">forcing the
download of Windows 10</a>
on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, Microsoft <a
@@ -261,4 +291,6 @@
<li id="M201603090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has made companies'
Windows machines managed by the company's sysadmins <a
@@ -269,4 +301,6 @@
<li id="M201601160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake";>desupported
@@ -298,4 +332,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904041">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has been <a
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
@@ -324,4 +360,6 @@
<li id="M201704194">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has made Windows 7
and 8 cease to function on certain new computers, <a
@@ -331,4 +369,6 @@
<li id="M201704134">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/";>
@@ -342,4 +382,6 @@
<li id="M201606270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="windows10-forcing">In its efforts to trick users of Windows
7 and 8 into installing all-spying Windows 10 against their
@@ -359,4 +401,6 @@
<li id="M201606010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Once Microsoft has tricked a user
into accepting installation of Windows 10, <a
@@ -371,4 +415,6 @@
<li id="M201601310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FTDI's proprietary driver
for its USB-to-serial chips has been designed to <a
@@ -381,4 +427,6 @@
<li id="M201511240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 “upgrades” <a
href="http://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/";>
@@ -387,4 +435,6 @@
<li id="M201503260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191205010621/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3423768/windows-xp--end-of-an-era--end-of-an-error.html";>Microsoft
@@ -404,4 +454,6 @@
<li id="M201306220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm";>Microsoft
@@ -415,4 +467,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201507150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft Office forces users <a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2948755/office-for-windows-10-will-require-office-365-subscription-on-pcs-larger-tablets.html";>to
@@ -426,4 +480,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft's Office 365 suite enables employers <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance";>to
@@ -435,4 +491,6 @@
<li id="M202010221">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is imposing its
surveillance on the game of Minecraft by <a
@@ -450,4 +508,6 @@
<li id="M202010210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2019-2020, Minecraft players are <a
href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house";>being
@@ -465,4 +525,6 @@
<li id="M201912160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is <a
href="https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/";>tricking
@@ -474,4 +536,6 @@
<li id="M201908210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft recorded users of Xboxes and had <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana";>
@@ -483,4 +547,6 @@
<li id="M201908151">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Skype refuses to say whether it can <a
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/20/skype_won_t_comment_on_whether_it_can_now_eavesdrop_on_conversations_.html";>eavesdrop
@@ -491,4 +557,6 @@
<li id="M201905281">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft <a
href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/why-does-my-new-e-mail-account-need-a-phone-number/70049eaf-3b66-4d02-87cc-79dc73c2ea08";>forces
@@ -500,4 +568,6 @@
<li id="M201710134">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 telemetry program sends information to Microsoft about
the user's computer and their use of the computer.</p>
@@ -519,4 +589,6 @@
<li id="M201702020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>DRM-restricted files can be used to <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users";>
@@ -526,4 +598,6 @@
<li id="M201611240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>By default, Windows 10 <a
href="http://betanews.com/2016/11/24/microsoft-shares-windows-10-telemetry-data-with-third-parties";>sends
@@ -533,4 +607,6 @@
<li id="M201608170.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In order to increase Windows 10's install base, Microsoft <a
class="not-a-duplicate"
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive";>
@@ -539,4 +615,6 @@
<li id="M201603170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://duo.com/blog/bring-your-own-dilemma-oem-laptops-and-windows-10-security";>
@@ -546,4 +624,6 @@
<li id="M201601050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It appears <a
href="http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/";>
@@ -553,4 +633,6 @@
<li id="M201511264">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A downgrade to Windows 10 deleted surveillance-detection
applications. Then another downgrade inserted a general spying
@@ -563,4 +645,6 @@
<li id="M201508130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/";>
@@ -571,4 +655,6 @@
<li id="M201507300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180923125732/https://jonathan.porta.codes/2015/07/30/windows-10-seems-to-have-some-scary-privacy-defaults/";>
@@ -586,4 +672,6 @@
<li id="M201506170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft uses Windows 10's “privacy policy”
to overtly impose a “right” to look at
@@ -609,4 +697,6 @@
<li id="M201410040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It only gets worse with time. <a
href="http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/microsofts-windows-10-permission-watch-every-move.html";>
@@ -617,4 +707,6 @@
<li id="M201405140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190421070310/https://www.itproportal.com/2014/05/14/microsoft-openly-offered-cloud-data-fbi-and-nsa/";>
@@ -624,4 +716,6 @@
<li id="M201307110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Skype contains <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130928235637/http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/20/project-chess-how-u-s-snoops-on-your-skype/";>spyware</a>.
@@ -632,4 +726,6 @@
<li id="M201307080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in older versions of Windows: <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>
@@ -650,4 +746,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201708310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The recent versions of Microsoft Office require the user to <a
href="https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-office-for-home-and-school-faq?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=c9c5b549-11ad-4f71-bf81-b7e069fdb372";>
@@ -665,4 +763,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201706130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 S was a jail: <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison";>
@@ -678,4 +778,6 @@
<li id="M201210080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html";>
@@ -692,4 +794,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201607150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft accidentally left a way for users
to install GNU/Linux on Windows RT tablets, but now it has <a
@@ -702,4 +806,6 @@
<li id="M201110110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/";>
Mobile devices that come with Windows 8 are tyrants</a>.</p>
@@ -770,5 +876,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2021/01/05 10:58:41 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:31:21 $
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</p>
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@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/side-menu.css"
media="screen,print" />
+<style type="text/css" media="screen,print"><!--
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@@ -74,8 +83,11 @@
</div>
-<div class="column-limit" id="phone-communications"></div>
+<div id="phone-communications" class="frame">
+<h3>Cell-phone communications</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201502100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The phone network <a
href="https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/problem-mobile-phones";>
@@ -90,4 +102,6 @@
<li id="M201311120.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="universal-back-door-phone-modem">
Almost every phone's communication processor has
@@ -120,6 +134,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
-<div id="TOC">
+<div id="TOC" class="toc-inline">
<h3>Types of malware in mobiles</h3>
<ul>
@@ -143,4 +158,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201604040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many popular mobile games include a random-reward system called
<a href="#gacha"><i>gacha</i></a> which is especially effective on
@@ -156,12 +173,12 @@
<h3 id="back-doors">Back Doors</h3>
-<ul class="blurbs">
- <li id="M209900001">
<p>See above for the <a href="#universal-back-door-phone-modem">general
universal back
door</a> in essentially all mobile phones, which permits converting
them into full-time listening devices.</p>
- </li>
+<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202001090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android phones subsidized by the US government come with <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/us-government-funded-android-phones-come-preinstalled-with-unremovable-malware/";>
@@ -181,4 +198,6 @@
<li id="M201908270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A very popular app found in the
Google Play store contained a module that was designed to <a
@@ -194,4 +213,6 @@
<li id="M201609130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Xiaomi phones come with <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190424082647/http://blog.thijsbroenink.com/2016/09/xiaomis-analytics-app-reverse-engineered/";>
@@ -205,4 +226,6 @@
<li id="M201511090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Baidu's proprietary Android library, Moplus, has a back door that <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/millions-android-devices-vulnerable-remote-hijacking-baidu-wrote-code-google-made";>
@@ -214,4 +237,6 @@
<li id="M201412180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/18/chinese-android-phones-coolpad-hacker-backdoor";>
@@ -223,4 +248,6 @@
<li id="M201403120.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="samsung"><a
href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/replicant-developers-find-and-close-samsung-galaxy-backdoor";>
@@ -236,4 +263,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202002020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps fool their users by asking
them to decide what permissions to give the program, and then <a
@@ -257,4 +286,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201501030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="netflix-app-geolocation-drm">The Netflix Android app <a
href="http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/";>
@@ -275,4 +306,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Out of 21 gratis Android antivirus apps
that were tested by security researchers, eight <a
@@ -288,4 +321,6 @@
<li id="M201807100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Siri, Alexa, and all the other voice-control systems can be <a
href="https://www.fastcodesign.com/90139019/a-simple-design-flaw-makes-it-astoundingly-easy-to-hack-siri-and-alexa";>
@@ -295,4 +330,6 @@
<li id="M201807020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Samsung phones randomly <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/2/17528076/samsung-phones-text-rcs-update-messages";>send
@@ -301,4 +338,6 @@
<li id="M201704050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android devices <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/wide-range-of-android-phones-vulnerable-to-device-hijacks-over-wi-fi/";>
@@ -308,4 +347,6 @@
<li id="M201703070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The CIA exploited existing vulnerabilities
in “smart” TVs and phones to design a malware that <a
@@ -317,4 +358,6 @@
<li id="M201702170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The mobile apps for communicating <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-smart-cars-vulnerable-due-to-insecure-android-apps/";>with
@@ -328,4 +371,6 @@
<li id="M201701270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sms-exploitable-bug-in-samsung-galaxy-phones-can-be-used-for-ransomware-attacks/";>have
@@ -335,4 +380,6 @@
<li id="M201701130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>WhatsApp has a feature that <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/13/encrypted-messaging-platform-whatsapp-denies-backdoor-claim/";>
@@ -347,4 +394,6 @@
<li id="M201607290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/29/research-shows-deleted-whatsapp-messages-arent-actually-deleted/";>“Deleted”
@@ -354,4 +403,6 @@
<li id="M201607280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A half-blind security critique of a tracking app: it found that <a
href="http://www.consumerreports.org/mobile-security-software/glow-pregnancy-app-exposed-women-to-privacy-threats/";>
@@ -366,4 +417,6 @@
<li id="M201607190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A bug in a proprietary ASN.1 library, used
in cell phone towers as well as cell phones and routers, <a
@@ -373,4 +426,6 @@
<li id="M201603100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many proprietary payment apps <a
href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-10/many-mobile-payments-startups-aren-t-properly-securing-user-data";>transmit
@@ -382,4 +437,6 @@
<li id="M201505294">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://phys.org/news/2015-05-app-vulnerability-threatens-millions-users.html";>
@@ -392,4 +449,6 @@
<li id="M201405190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An app to prevent “identity theft”
(access to personal data) by storing users' data on a special server <a
@@ -406,4 +465,6 @@
<li id="M201402210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/crypto-weaknesses-in-whatsapp-the-kind-of-stuff-the-nsa-would-love/";>insecurity
@@ -412,4 +473,6 @@
<li id="M201311120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816030205/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html";>
@@ -432,4 +495,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201901110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones come preloaded with <a
href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook";>
@@ -452,4 +517,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201905300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Femm “fertility” app is secretly a <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners";>
@@ -466,4 +533,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A new app published by Google <a
href="https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/";>lets
@@ -475,4 +544,6 @@
<li id="M201902041">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Twenty nine “beauty camera” apps that used to be
on Google Play had one or more malicious functionalities, such
@@ -491,4 +562,6 @@
<li id="M201810240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple and Samsung deliberately <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones";>degrade
@@ -500,13 +573,13 @@
<h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
-<ul class="blurbs">
- <li id="M209900001.1">
<p>See above for the general universal back door in essentially
all mobile phones, which permits converting them into <a
class="not-a-duplicate" href="#universal-back-door-phone-modem">
full-time listening devices</a>.</p>
- </li>
+<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Baidu apps were <a
href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/baidus-android-apps-caught-collecting-sensitive-user-details/";>
@@ -520,4 +593,6 @@
<li id="M202006260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most apps are malware, but
Trump's campaign app, like Modi's campaign app, is <a
@@ -533,4 +608,6 @@
<li id="M202004300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Xiaomi phones <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/30/exclusive-warning-over-chinese-mobile-giant-xiaomi-recording-millions-of-peoples-private-web-and-phone-use/";>report
@@ -549,4 +626,6 @@
<li id="M202003010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Alipay Health Code app
estimates whether the user has Covid-19 and <a
@@ -556,4 +635,6 @@
<li id="M201912220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The ToToc messaging app seems to be a <a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html";>
@@ -567,4 +648,6 @@
<li id="M201912090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iMonsters and Android phones,
when used for work, give employers powerful <a
@@ -577,4 +660,6 @@
<li id="M201909091">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Facebook app <a
href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/09/09/facebook-app-social-network-tracking-your-every-move/2270305001/";>
@@ -585,4 +670,6 @@
<li id="M201909090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some nonfree period-tracking apps including MIA Fem and Maya <a
href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/period-tracker-apps-facebook-maya-mia-fem";>
@@ -591,4 +678,6 @@
<li id="M201909060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Keeping track of who downloads a proprietary
program is a form of surveillance. There is a
@@ -603,4 +692,6 @@
<li id="M201907081">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many unscrupulous mobile-app developers keep finding ways to <a
href="https://www.cnet.com/news/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/";>
@@ -614,4 +705,6 @@
<li id="M201907080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps can track
users' movements even when the user says <a
@@ -624,4 +717,6 @@
<li id="M201905280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In spite of Apple's supposed commitment to
privacy, iPhone apps contain trackers that are busy at night <a
@@ -641,4 +736,6 @@
<li id="M201905060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>BlizzCon 2019 imposed a <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/blizzcon-2019-tickets-revolve-around-invasive-poorly-reviewed-smartphone-app/";>
@@ -653,4 +750,6 @@
<li id="M201904131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Data collected by menstrual and pregnancy monitoring apps is often <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/13/theres-a-dark-side-to-womens-health-apps-menstrual-surveillance";>
@@ -670,4 +769,6 @@
<li id="M201903251">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android phones come with a huge number of <a
href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/22/inenglish/1553244778_819882.html";>
@@ -680,4 +781,6 @@
<li id="M201903201">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A study of 24 “health” apps found that 19 of them <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pan9e8/health-apps-can-share-your-data-everywhere-new-study-shows";>
@@ -692,4 +795,6 @@
<li id="M201902230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook offered a convenient proprietary
library for building mobile apps, which also <a
@@ -704,4 +809,6 @@
<li id="M201902140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The AppCensus database gives information on <a
href="https://www.appcensus.mobi";> how Android apps use and
@@ -723,4 +830,6 @@
<li id="M201902060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many nonfree apps have a surveillance feature for <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/";>
@@ -729,4 +838,6 @@
<li id="M201902010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An investigation of the 150 most popular
gratis VPN apps in Google Play found that <a
@@ -748,4 +859,6 @@
<li id="M201901050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Weather Channel app <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/04/weather-channel-app-lawsuit-location-data-selling";>
@@ -765,4 +878,6 @@
<li id="M201812290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Around 40% of gratis Android apps <a
href="https://privacyinternational.org/report/2647/how-apps-android-share-data-facebook-report";>
@@ -780,4 +895,6 @@
<li id="M201812060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's app got “consent” to <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/facebook-emails-reveal-discussions-over-call-log-consent";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Android apps <a
href="https://www.androidauthority.com/apps-uninstall-trackers-917539/amp/";>
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<li id="M201806110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Spanish football streaming app <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2018/06/11/spanish-football-app-turns-use.html";>tracks
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<li id="M201804160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More than <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/16/child-apps-games-android-us-google-play-store-data-sharing-law-privacy";>50%
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<li id="M201804020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Grindr collects information about <a
href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/04/02/egregious-breach-privacy-popular-app-grindr-supplies-third-parties-users-hiv-status";>
@@ -838,4 +963,6 @@
<li id="M201803050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The moviepass app and dis-service
spy on users even more than users expected. It <a
@@ -847,4 +974,6 @@
<li id="M201711240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tracking software in popular Android apps
is pervasive and sometimes very clever. Some trackers can <a
@@ -855,4 +984,6 @@
<li id="M201711230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>AI-powered driving apps can <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43nz9p/ai-powered-driving-apps-can-track-your-every-move";>
@@ -861,4 +992,6 @@
<li id="M201708270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Sarahah app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/08/27/hit-app-sarahah-quietly-uploads-your-address-book/";>
@@ -872,4 +1005,6 @@
<li id="M201707270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>20 dishonest Android apps recorded <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/stealthy-google-play-apps-recorded-calls-and-stole-e-mails-and-texts";>phone
@@ -903,4 +1038,6 @@
<li id="M201705230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apps for BART <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171124190046/https://consumerist.com/2017/05/23/passengers-say-commuter-rail-app-illegally-collects-personal-user-data/";>
@@ -914,4 +1051,6 @@
<li id="M201705040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A study found 234 Android apps that track users by <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/234-android-applications-are-currently-using-ultrasonic-beacons-to-track-users/";>listening
@@ -921,4 +1060,6 @@
<li id="M201704260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Faceapp appears to do lots of surveillance, judging by <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170426191242/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/04/26/everything-thats-wrong-with-faceapp-the-latest-creepy-photo-app-for-your-face/";>
@@ -927,4 +1068,6 @@
<li id="M201704190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users are suing Bose for <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170423010030/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/";>
@@ -941,4 +1084,6 @@
<li id="M201704074">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Pairs of Android apps can collude
to transmit users' personal data to servers. <a
@@ -948,4 +1093,6 @@
<li id="M201703300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Verizon <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/03/30/0112259/verizon-to-force-appflash-spyware-on-android-phones";>
@@ -964,4 +1111,6 @@
<li id="M201701210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Meitu photo-editing app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/01/21/popular-selfie-app-sending-user-data-to-china-researchers-say/";>sends
@@ -970,4 +1119,6 @@
<li id="M201611280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Uber app tracks <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/28/uber-background-location-data-collection/";>clients'
@@ -980,4 +1131,6 @@
<li id="M201611160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A <a
href="https://research.csiro.au/ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2016/08/paper-1.pdf";>
@@ -1026,4 +1179,6 @@
<li id="M201611150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some portable phones <a
href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kryptowire-discovered-mobile-phone-firmware-that-transmitted-personally-identifiable-information-pii-without-user-consent-or-disclosure-300362844.html";>are
@@ -1032,4 +1187,6 @@
<li id="M201606050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's new Magic Photo app <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/10/facebook_scans_camera_for_your_friends/";>
@@ -1048,4 +1205,6 @@
<li id="M201605310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's app listens all the time, <a
href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-using-people-s-phones-listen-what-they-re-saying-claims-professor-a7057526.html";>to
@@ -1056,4 +1215,6 @@
<li id="M201604250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A pregnancy test controller application not only can <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503718/first-response-pregnancy-pro-test-bluetooth-app-security";>
@@ -1063,4 +1224,6 @@
<li id="M201601130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apps that include <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180913014551/http://techaeris.com/2016/01/13/symphony-advanced-media-software-tracks-your-digital-life-through-your-smartphone-mic/";>
@@ -1071,4 +1234,6 @@
<li id="M201601110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The natural extension of monitoring
people through “their” phones is <a
@@ -1079,4 +1244,6 @@
<li id="M201511190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Cryptic communication,”
unrelated to the app's functionality, was <a
@@ -1095,4 +1262,6 @@
<li id="M201510300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More than 73% and 47% of mobile applications, for Android and iOS
respectively <a href="https://techscience.org/a/2015103001/";>hand over
@@ -1102,4 +1271,6 @@
<li id="M201510050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>According to Edward Snowden, <a
href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34444233";>agencies can take over
@@ -1113,4 +1284,6 @@
<li id="M201508210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Like most “music screaming” disservices, Spotify is
based on proprietary malware (DRM and snooping). In August 2015 it <a
@@ -1130,4 +1303,6 @@
<li id="M201507030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones come with <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/samsung-sued-for-loading-devices-with-unremovable-crapware-in-china/";>apps
@@ -1139,4 +1314,6 @@
<li id="M201506264">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~arb33/papers/FerreiraEtAl-Securacy-WiSec2015.pdf";>
@@ -1153,4 +1330,6 @@
<li id="M201505060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Gratis Android apps (but not <a
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>) connect to 100 <a
@@ -1160,4 +1339,6 @@
<li id="M201504060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Widely used <a
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kollarssmith/scan-this-or-scan-me-user-privacy-barcode-scanning-applications/";>proprietary
@@ -1172,4 +1353,6 @@
<li id="M201411260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many proprietary apps for mobile devices
report which other apps the user has installed. <a
@@ -1180,4 +1363,6 @@
<li id="M201403120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#samsung">
Samsung's back door</a> provides access to any file on the system.</p>
@@ -1185,4 +1370,6 @@
<li id="M201401150.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Simeji keyboard is a smartphone version of Baidu's <a
href="/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#baidu-ime">spying <abbr
@@ -1191,4 +1378,6 @@
<li id="M201312270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The nonfree Snapchat app's principal purpose is to restrict the
use of data on the user's computer, but it does surveillance too: <a
@@ -1199,4 +1388,6 @@
<li id="M201312060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Brightest Flashlight app <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/06/android-app-50m-downloads-sent-data-advertisers";>
@@ -1212,4 +1403,6 @@
<li id="M201307000">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Portable phones with GPS <a
href="http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers";>
@@ -1220,4 +1413,6 @@
<li id="M201212100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FTC says most mobile apps for children don't respect privacy: <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/";>
@@ -1226,4 +1421,6 @@
<li id="M201111170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some manufacturers add a <a
href="http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/";>
@@ -1239,4 +1436,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201210080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html";>
@@ -1254,4 +1453,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201110110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/";>
Mobile devices that come with Windows 8 are tyrants</a>.</p>
@@ -1318,5 +1519,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2021/01/15 20:08:39 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 19:22:38 $
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</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-webpages.html malware-webpages.html
--- malware-webpages.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.090140820 +0000
+++ malware-webpages.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.144278123 +0000
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201811270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites use JavaScript code <a
href="http://gizmodo.com/before-you-hit-submit-this-company-has-already-logge-1795906081";>
@@ -86,4 +88,6 @@
<li id="M201807190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>British Airways used <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17591732/british-airways-gdpr-compliance-twitter-personal-data-security";>nonfree
@@ -93,4 +97,6 @@
<li id="M201805170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Storyful program <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/revealed-how-storyful-uses-tool-monitor-what-journalists-watch";>spies
@@ -99,4 +105,6 @@
<li id="M201805080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/360968/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visito";>
@@ -119,4 +127,6 @@
<li id="M201712300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some JavaScript malware <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/30/16829804/browser-password-manager-adthink-princeton-research";>
@@ -125,4 +135,6 @@
<li id="M201711150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some websites send
JavaScript code to collect all the user's input, <a
@@ -135,4 +147,6 @@
<li id="M201701060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When a page uses Disqus
for comments, the proprietary Disqus software <a
@@ -143,4 +157,6 @@
<li id="M201612064">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Online sales, with tracking and surveillance of customers, <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/06/cookie-monsters-why-your-browsing-history-could-mean-rip-off-prices";>enables
@@ -151,4 +167,6 @@
<li id="M201611160.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A <a
href="https://research.csiro.au/ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2016/08/paper-1.pdf";>
@@ -179,4 +197,6 @@
<li id="M201603080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>E-books can contain JavaScript code, and <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/08/men-make-up-their-minds-about-books-faster-than-women-study-finds";>
@@ -185,4 +205,6 @@
<li id="M201310110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Flash and JavaScript are used for <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/top-sites-and-maybe-the-nsa-track-users-with-device-fingerprinting/";>
@@ -191,4 +213,6 @@
<li id="M201210240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites rat their visitors to advertising
networks that track users. Of the top 1000 web sites, <a
@@ -199,4 +223,6 @@
<li id="M201208210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites report all their visitors
to Google by using the Google Analytics service, which <a
@@ -206,4 +232,6 @@
<li id="M201200000">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">[2012]</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites try to collect users' address books (the user's list
of other people's phone numbers or email addresses). This violates
@@ -212,4 +240,6 @@
<li id="M201110040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Pages that contain “Like” buttons <a
href="https://www.smh.com.au/technology/facebooks-privacy-lie-aussie-exposes-tracking-as-new-patent-uncovered-20111004-1l61i.html";>
@@ -219,4 +249,6 @@
<li id="M201003010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Flash Player's <a
href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>
@@ -274,5 +306,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2017-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2017-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -284,5 +316,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2020/11/23 13:57:28 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
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</p>
diff -rNU2 potential-malware.html potential-malware.html
--- potential-malware.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.094140820 +0000
+++ potential-malware.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.148278123 +0000
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201903280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Car companies are coming up with a list of clever reasons why <a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/business/autonomous-cars-technology-privacy.html";>
@@ -75,4 +77,6 @@
<li id="M201903200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Volvo plans to <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/20/volvo-to-install-cameras-in-new-cars-to-reduce-road-deaths";>
@@ -87,4 +91,6 @@
<li id="M201903080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Malware installed into the processor in a hard drive could <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/03/08/1928257/hard-disks-can-be-turned-into-listening-devices-researchers-find";>
@@ -97,4 +103,6 @@
<li id="M201902200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some portable surveillance
devices (“phones”) now have <a
@@ -105,4 +113,6 @@
<li id="M201712130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Patent applications show that Google and Amazon are interested in <a
href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/privacy-technology/home-assistant-adopter-beware-google-amazon-digital-assistant-patents-reveal";>
@@ -121,4 +131,6 @@
<li id="M201708160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Any device that has a microphone and a speaker could be <a
href="http://www.washington.edu/news/2017/08/16/computer-scientists-use-music-to-covertly-track-body-movements-activity/";>turned
@@ -177,5 +189,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2017-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2017-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -187,5 +199,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2020/11/23 13:57:28 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
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</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-addictions.html proprietary-addictions.html
--- proprietary-addictions.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.098140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-addictions.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.148278123 +0000
@@ -237,4 +237,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202010220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The addictive Genshin Impact relentlessly <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/22/genshin-impact-video-game-slowly-taking-over-the-world";>coerces
@@ -244,4 +246,6 @@
<li id="M202003110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Roblox (among many other games)
created anti-features which sucker children into <a
@@ -251,4 +255,6 @@
<li id="M201907090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
@@ -271,4 +277,6 @@
<li id="M201809210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Clash of Clans is a good example of a gratis mobile game that its
developers <a href="https://gamerant.com/clash-of-clans-addiction/";>
@@ -284,4 +292,6 @@
<li id="M201612290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In the game Fruit Pop, the player buys boosts with coins to get
a high score. The player gets coins at the end of each game, and can
@@ -300,4 +310,6 @@
<li id="M201604040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many popular mobile games include a random-reward system called
<a href="#gacha"><i>gacha</i></a> which is especially effective on
@@ -310,4 +322,6 @@
<li id="M201507290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Game Of War: Fire Age is an iPhone game with <a
href="http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1762-5-reasons-i-lost-249000-iphone-game.html";>
@@ -325,4 +339,6 @@
<li id="M201504210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Runescape is a popular online game with some <a
href="https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/33cd8g/question_why_is_runescape_so_addicting/";>
@@ -397,5 +413,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2021/01/12 08:44:01 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:31:21 $
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</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-back-doors.html proprietary-back-doors.html
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.098140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.152278123 +0000
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Nest <a
href="https://blog.google/products/google-nest/partnership-adt-smarter-home-security/";>
@@ -96,4 +98,6 @@
<li id="M201706200.2">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="InternetCameraBackDoor">Many models of Internet-connected
cameras contain a glaring back door—they have login
@@ -109,4 +113,6 @@
<li id="M201701130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>WhatsApp has a feature that <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/13/encrypted-messaging-platform-whatsapp-denies-backdoor-claim/";>
@@ -121,4 +127,6 @@
<li id="M201512280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/";>
@@ -127,4 +135,6 @@
<li id="M201409220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple can, and regularly does, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/05/new-guidelines-outline-what-iphone-data-apple-can-give-to-police/";>
@@ -144,4 +154,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201905060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>BlizzCon 2019 imposed a <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/blizzcon-2019-tickets-revolve-around-invasive-poorly-reviewed-smartphone-app/";>
@@ -156,4 +168,6 @@
<li id="M201809140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android has a <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/9/14/17861150/google-battery-saver-android-9-pie-remote-settings-change";>
@@ -165,4 +179,6 @@
<li id="M201607284">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Dropbox app for Macintosh <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180124123506/http://applehelpwriter.com/2016/07/28/revealing-dropboxs-dirty-little-security-hack/";>
@@ -172,4 +188,6 @@
<li id="M201604250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A pregnancy test controller application not only can <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503718/first-response-pregnancy-pro-test-bluetooth-app-security";>
@@ -179,4 +197,6 @@
<li id="M201512074">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.itworld.com/article/2705284/backdoor-found-in-d-link-router-firmware-code.html";>
@@ -192,4 +212,6 @@
<li id="M201511244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google has long had <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/24/google-can-unlock-android-devices-remotely-if-phone-unencrypted";>a
@@ -200,4 +222,6 @@
<li id="M201511194">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Caterpillar vehicles come with <a
href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-19/caterpillar-depression-has-never-been-worse-it-has-cunning-plan-how-deal-it";>
@@ -206,4 +230,6 @@
<li id="M201509160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Modern gratis game cr…apps <a
href="http://toucharcade.com/2015/09/16/we-own-you-confessions-of-a-free-to-play-producer/";>
@@ -224,4 +250,6 @@
<li id="M201403120.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="samsung"><a
href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/replicant-developers-find-and-close-samsung-galaxy-backdoor";>
@@ -232,4 +260,6 @@
<li id="M201210220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="swindle-eraser">The Amazon
Kindle-Swindle has a back door that has been used to <a
@@ -251,4 +281,6 @@
<li id="M201011220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iPhone has a back door for <a
href="http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131511381/wipeout-when-your-company-kills-your-iphone";>
@@ -263,4 +295,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe Flash Player <a
href="https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html";>
@@ -278,4 +312,6 @@
<li id="M201908270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A very popular app found in the
Google Play store contained a module that was designed to <a
@@ -291,4 +327,6 @@
<li id="M201907100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple appears to say that <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/";>
@@ -302,4 +340,6 @@
<li id="M201811100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Corel Paintshop Pro has a <a
href="https://torrentfreak.com/corel-wrongly-accuses-licensed-user-of-piracy-disables-software-remotely-181110/";>
@@ -340,4 +380,6 @@
<li id="M201804010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some “Smart” TVs automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180405014828/https:/twitter.com/buro9/status/980349887006076928";>
@@ -352,4 +394,6 @@
<li id="M201511090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Baidu's proprietary Android library, Moplus, has a back door that <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/millions-android-devices-vulnerable-remote-hijacking-baidu-wrote-code-google-made";>
@@ -361,4 +405,6 @@
<li id="M201112080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> In addition to its <a href="#windows-update">universal back
door</a>, Windows 8 has a back door for <a
@@ -374,4 +420,6 @@
<li id="M201103070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In Android, <a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2506557/google-throws--kill-switch--on-android-phones.html";>
@@ -396,4 +444,6 @@
<li id="M200808110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iPhone has a back door <a
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3358134/Apples-Jobs-confirms-iPhone-kill-switch.html";>
@@ -409,4 +459,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Wavelink and JetStream wifi routers have
universal back doors that enable unauthenticated
@@ -430,4 +482,6 @@
<li id="M202011060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A new app published by Google <a
href="https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/";>lets
@@ -439,4 +493,6 @@
<li id="M202007010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>BMW will remotely <a
href="https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-vehicle-as-a-platform/";>
@@ -446,4 +502,6 @@
<li id="M202004130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a href="https://www.google.com/mobile/android/market-tos.html";>
Google Play Terms of Service</a> insist that the user of Android accept
@@ -458,4 +516,6 @@
<li id="M202001090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android phones subsidized by the US government come with <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/us-government-funded-android-phones-come-preinstalled-with-unremovable-malware/";>
@@ -475,4 +535,6 @@
<li id="M201910130.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Chinese Communist Party's <a
href="/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201910130">
@@ -493,4 +555,6 @@
<li id="M201908220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ChromeBooks are programmed for obsolescence:
ChromeOS has a universal back door that is used for updates and <a
@@ -504,4 +568,6 @@
<li id="M201902011">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The FordPass Connect feature of some Ford vehicles has <a
href="https://www.myfordpass.com/content/ford_com/fp_app/en_us/termsprivacy.html";>
@@ -517,4 +583,6 @@
<li id="M201812300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>New GM cars <a
href="https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gmc/vehicles/canyon/2019.html";>
@@ -527,4 +595,6 @@
<li id="M201711244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Furby Connect has a <a
href="https://www.contextis.com/blog/dont-feed-them-after-midnight-reverse-engineering-the-furby-connect";>
@@ -535,4 +605,6 @@
<li id="M201711010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sony has brought back its robotic pet Aibo, this time <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj778v/sony-wants-to-sell-you-a-subscription-to-a-robot-dog-aibo-90s-pet";>
@@ -542,4 +614,6 @@
<li id="M201709090.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla used software to limit the part of the battery
that was available to customers in some cars, and <a
@@ -556,4 +630,6 @@
<li id="M201702060.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio “smart” TVs <a
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen";>
@@ -562,4 +638,6 @@
<li id="M201609130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Xiaomi phones come with <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190424082647/http://blog.thijsbroenink.com/2016/09/xiaomis-analytics-app-reverse-engineered/";>
@@ -573,4 +651,6 @@
<li id="M201608171">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="windows-update">Microsoft
Windows has a universal back door through which <a
@@ -592,4 +672,6 @@
<li id="M201606060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon Echo appears to have a universal back door, since <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo#Software_updates";>
@@ -602,4 +684,6 @@
<li id="M201412180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/18/chinese-android-phones-coolpad-hacker-backdoor";>
@@ -611,4 +695,6 @@
<li id="M201311300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.techienews.co.uk/973462/bitcoin-miners-bundled-pups-legitimate-applications-backed-eula/";>
@@ -618,4 +704,6 @@
<li id="M201202280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ChromeOS has a universal back
door. At least, Google says it does—in <a
@@ -625,4 +713,6 @@
<li id="M200700000.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">[2007]</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In addition to its <a href="#swindle-eraser">book
eraser</a>, the Kindle-Swindle has a <a
@@ -632,4 +722,6 @@
<li id="M200612050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2006-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="universal-back-door-phone-modem">Almost every phone's communication
processor has a universal back door which is <a
@@ -646,4 +738,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201711204">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Intel's intentional “management engine” back door has <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/20/intel_flags_firmware_flaws/";>
@@ -652,4 +746,6 @@
<li id="M201609240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A Capcom's Street Fighter V update <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/23/capcom_street_fighter_v/";>
@@ -661,4 +757,6 @@
<li id="M201511260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Dell computers, shipped with
Windows, had a bogus root certificate that <a
@@ -669,4 +767,6 @@
<li id="M201511198">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ARRIS cable modem has a <a
href="https://w00tsec.blogspot.de/2015/11/arris-cable-modem-has-backdoor-in.html?m=1";>
@@ -675,4 +775,6 @@
<li id="M201510200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Self-encrypting” disk drives
do the encryption with proprietary firmware so you
@@ -683,4 +785,6 @@
<li id="M201504090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Mac OS X had an <a
href="https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/";>
@@ -690,4 +794,6 @@
<li id="M201309110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Here is a big problem whose details are still secret: <a
href="http://mashable.com/2013/09/11/fbi-microsoft-bitlocker-backdoor/";>
@@ -698,4 +804,6 @@
<li id="M201308230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The German government <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/nsa_germany_windows_8/";>veers
@@ -707,4 +815,6 @@
<li id="M201307300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Here is a suspicion that
we can't prove, but is worth thinking about: <a
@@ -716,4 +826,6 @@
<li id="M201307114">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP “storage appliances” that
use the proprietary “Left Hand”
@@ -775,5 +887,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/01/04 10:42:08 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:31:21 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-censorship.html proprietary-censorship.html
--- proprietary-censorship.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.102140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-censorship.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.156278123 +0000
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201703160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google <a
href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0316/Google-Family-Link-gives-parents-a-way-to-monitor-preteens-accounts";>
@@ -90,4 +92,6 @@
<li id="M201701180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>On Windows and MacOS, Chrome <a
href="https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/developers/extensions-deployment-faq";>
@@ -102,4 +106,6 @@
<li id="M201602030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>
@@ -124,4 +130,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201408290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-new-3ds-charges-30-cents-to-remove-an-in/1100-6421996/";>
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<li id="M202006120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
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<p>The company behind Zoom does not only deny
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Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201612120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Price Waterhouse Coopers tried
to suppress knowledge of a security flaw by <a
@@ -127,5 +129,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2017-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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+++ proprietary-deception.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.160278123 +0000
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP tricked users into installing
a mischievous update in their printers that <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps fool their users by asking
them to decide what permissions to give the program, and then <a
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<li id="M201904150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="M201509210">Volkswagen programmed its car engine computers to <a
href="https://www.petri.com/volkswagen-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions";>
@@ -108,4 +114,6 @@
<li id="M201903281">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>OfficeMax cheated customers by <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/office-depot-tricked-people-into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/";>
@@ -117,4 +125,6 @@
<li id="M201902041.2">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Twenty nine “beauty camera” apps that used to
be on Google Play had one or more malicious functionalities, such as <a
@@ -133,4 +143,6 @@
<li id="M201611060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
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<li id="M201609010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many proprietary programs secretly <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/05/payperinstall_study/";>install
@@ -147,4 +161,6 @@
<li id="M201607140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The proprietor of the Pokémon Go game <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/14/pokemon-go-sponsored-locations-restaurants-business";>
@@ -154,4 +170,6 @@
<li id="M201511110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A top-ranking proprietary Instagram client promising
to tell users who's been watching their pictures was in reality <a
@@ -211,5 +229,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2015-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2015-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-drm.html proprietary-drm.html
--- proprietary-drm.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.110140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-drm.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.164278123 +0000
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is putting DRM on iPhone
batteries, and the system proprietary software <a
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<li id="M201904040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that
their DRM is valid by connecting to the store every time their
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<li id="M201902080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The HP <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html";>
@@ -114,4 +120,6 @@
<li id="M201810150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative—at blocking the
use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their “security
@@ -122,4 +130,6 @@
<li id="M201806250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The game Metal Gear Rising for
MacOS was tethered to a server. The company <a
@@ -129,4 +139,6 @@
<li id="M201711250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html";>
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<li id="M201705150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google now allows Android
apps to detect whether a device has been rooted, <a
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<li id="M201704130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://itstillworks.com/kindle-drm-17841.html";>
The Amazon Kindle has DRM</a>. That article is flawed in that it
@@ -165,4 +181,6 @@
<li id="M201704070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="iphone7-sabotage">The
iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a
@@ -178,4 +196,6 @@
<li id="M201702020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>DRM-restricted files can be used to <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users";>
@@ -185,4 +205,6 @@
<li id="M201701300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Chrome <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/google-quietly-makes-optiona.html";>implements
@@ -196,4 +218,6 @@
<li id="M201609200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP's firmware downgrade <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/hp-inkjet-printers-unofficial-cartridges-software-update";>imposed
@@ -203,4 +227,6 @@
<li id="M201605200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oculus Rift games now have <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/vv77ea/new-oculus-drm-cross-platform";>
@@ -209,4 +235,6 @@
<li id="M201601100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="http://michaelweinberg.org/post/137045828005/free-the-cube";>
@@ -232,4 +260,6 @@
<li id="M201512260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvxp4/switzerland-wants-a-single-universal-phone-charger-by-2017";>
@@ -239,4 +269,6 @@
<li id="M201512140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Philips “smart” lightbulbs had initially been
designed to interact with other companies' smart light bulbs, but <a
@@ -250,4 +282,6 @@
<li id="M201501030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="netflix-app-geolocation-drm">The Netflix Android app <a
href="http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/";>
@@ -258,4 +292,6 @@
<li id="M201410080.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe made “Digital Editions,”
the e-reader used by most US libraries, spy on the user <a
@@ -265,4 +301,6 @@
<li id="M201311130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/drm-cars-will-drive-consumers-crazy";>
@@ -271,4 +309,6 @@
<li id="M201310070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="bluray"><a
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20131007102857/http://www.nclnet.org/technology/73-digital-rights-management/124-whos-driving-the-copyright-laws-consumers-insist-on-the-right-to-back-it-up";>
@@ -288,4 +328,6 @@
<li id="M201102250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android <a
href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html";>
@@ -294,4 +336,6 @@
<li id="M201002180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>DRM does more nastiness to published works than merely stopping
people from looking at and/or copying them. Even when it allows you to
@@ -312,4 +356,6 @@
<li id="M200811210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm";>
@@ -322,4 +368,6 @@
<li id="M200803040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection";>
@@ -334,4 +382,6 @@
<li id="M200802190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/adobe-pushes-drm-flash";>
@@ -340,4 +390,6 @@
<li id="M200708130.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/";>DRM
in Windows</a>, introduced to cater to <a
@@ -349,4 +401,6 @@
<li id="M200703310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iTunes videos have DRM, which allows Apple to <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay";>dictate where its
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Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-fraud.html proprietary-fraud.html
--- proprietary-fraud.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.110140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-fraud.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.168278123 +0000
@@ -68,4 +68,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A game published on Facebook <a
href="https://www.revealnews.org/article/so-your-child-racked-up-unwanted-credit-card-charges-playing-video-games-now-what/";>aimed
@@ -75,4 +77,6 @@
<li id="M201401190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some proprietary <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/19/apple-talking-cats-in-app-purchases";>
@@ -130,5 +134,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2019, 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
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diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.114140820 +0000
+++ proprietary.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.168278123 +0000
@@ -182,4 +182,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202101080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2021, WhatsApp (one of Facebook's subsidiaries) is <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2021/01/08/whatsapp-tells-users-share-your-data-with-facebook-or-well-deactivate-your-account/";>forcing
@@ -194,4 +196,6 @@
<li id="M201604040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many popular mobile games include a random-reward system called
<a href="#gacha"><i>gacha</i></a> which is especially effective on
@@ -204,4 +208,6 @@
<li id="M202101050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most Internet connected devices in Mozilla's <a
href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded";>“Privacy
@@ -217,4 +223,6 @@
<li id="M202101040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The personal finance management software “Quicken” <a
href="https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy";>
@@ -226,4 +234,6 @@
<li id="M202012020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe Flash Player <a
href="https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html";>
@@ -301,5 +311,5 @@
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-incompatibility.html proprietary-incompatibility.html
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+++ proprietary-incompatibility.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.172278123 +0000
@@ -91,4 +91,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201803300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In MacOS and iOS, the procedure for <a
href="https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/export-photos-videos-and-slideshows-pht6e157c5f/mac";>
@@ -99,4 +101,6 @@
<li id="M201802120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple devices lock users in <a
href="https://gizmodo.com/homepod-is-the-ultimate-apple-product-in-a-bad-way-1822883347";>
@@ -106,4 +110,6 @@
<li id="M201605044">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iWork (office software that runs on MacOS,
iOS and iCloud) uses secret formats and <a
@@ -171,5 +177,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2018-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2018-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -181,5 +187,5 @@
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-insecurity.html proprietary-insecurity.html
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.118140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.172278123 +0000
@@ -78,4 +78,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Commercial crackware can <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/20/iphones-vulnerable-to-hacking-tool-for-months-researchers-say";>
@@ -85,4 +87,6 @@
<li id="M202012190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/18/zoom-helped-china-surveillance/";>
@@ -97,4 +101,6 @@
<li id="M202012150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>United States officials are facing
one of biggest crackings against them in years, when <a
@@ -111,4 +117,6 @@
<li id="M202012070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Baidu apps were <a
href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/baidus-android-apps-caught-collecting-sensitive-user-details/";>
@@ -122,4 +130,6 @@
<li id="M202011120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours";>implemented
@@ -134,4 +144,6 @@
<li id="M202008110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>TikTok <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2020/08/11/tiktok-exploited-android-secur.html";>
@@ -141,4 +153,6 @@
<li id="M202006160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.wired.com/story/ripple20-iot-vulnerabilities/?bxid=5bd66d4c2ddf9c619437e4b8&cndid=9608804&esrc=Wired_etl_load&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_bran%5C";>
@@ -151,4 +165,6 @@
<li id="M202004150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
@@ -158,4 +174,6 @@
<li id="M201912170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">“hackers”</a>)
@@ -166,4 +184,6 @@
<li id="M201911190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Internet-tethered Amazon Ring had
a security vulnerability that enabled attackers to <a
@@ -180,4 +200,6 @@
<li id="M201908310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A series of vulnerabilities <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/08/31/apple-iphone-ipad-security-ios-upgrade-iphone-xs-max-xr-update/";>found
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
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<p>Out of 21 gratis Android antivirus apps
that were tested by security researchers, eight <a
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<li id="M201907080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps can track
users' movements even when the user says <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users caught in the jail of an iMonster are <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html";> sitting
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Medtronics Conexus Telemetry Protocol has <a
href="http://www.startribune.com/750-000-medtronic-defibrillators-vulnerable-to-hacking/507470932/";>
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<li id="M201902270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Ring (now Amazon) doorbell camera is designed so that the
manufacturer (now Amazon) can watch all the time. Now it turns out
@@ -253,4 +285,6 @@
<li id="M201809240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Researchers have discovered how to <a
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@@ -260,4 +294,6 @@
<li id="M201808120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Crackers found a way to break the security of an Amazon device,
and <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/08/12/alexa-bob-carol.html";>
@@ -275,4 +311,6 @@
<li id="M201807100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Siri, Alexa, and all the other voice-control systems can be <a
href="https://www.fastcodesign.com/90139019/a-simple-design-flaw-makes-it-astoundingly-easy-to-hack-siri-and-alexa";>
@@ -282,4 +320,6 @@
<li id="M201807020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Samsung phones randomly <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/2/17528076/samsung-phones-text-rcs-update-messages";>send
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<li id="M201712240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>One of the dangers of the “internet of stings”
is that, if you lose your internet service, you also <a
@@ -298,4 +340,6 @@
<li id="M201711204">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Intel's intentional “management engine” back door has <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/20/intel_flags_firmware_flaws/";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon recently invited consumers to be suckers and <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171120/10533238651/vulnerability-fo";>
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<li id="M201709290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Bad security in some cars makes it possible to <a
href="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14937";>
@@ -317,4 +365,6 @@
<li id="M201709200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A “smart” intravenous pump
designed for hospitals is connected to the internet. Naturally <a
@@ -328,4 +378,6 @@
<li id="M201708280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The bad security in many Internet of Stings devices allows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170828/08152938092/iot-devices-provide-comcast-wonderful-new-opportunity-to-spy-you.shtml";>ISPs
@@ -339,4 +391,6 @@
<li id="M201706200.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras <a
href="/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#InternetCameraBackDoor">
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<li id="M201706050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="intel-me-10-year-vulnerability">Intel's
CPU backdoor—the Intel Management Engine—had a <a
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<li id="M201705250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
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<p>The proprietary code that runs pacemakers,
insulin pumps, and other medical devices is <a
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<li id="M201705160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Conexant HD Audio Driver Package (version 1.0.0.46 and earlier)
pre-installed on 28 models of HP laptops logged the user's keystroke
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<li id="M201705120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Exploits of bugs in Windows, which were developed by the NSA
and then leaked by the Shadowbrokers group, are now being used to <a
@@ -394,4 +456,6 @@
<li id="M201704050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android devices <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/wide-range-of-android-phones-vulnerable-to-device-hijacks-over-wi-fi/";>
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<li id="M201703270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When Miele's Internet of
Stings hospital disinfectant dishwasher is <a
@@ -414,4 +480,6 @@
<li id="M201703070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The CIA exploited existing vulnerabilities
in “smart” TVs and phones to design a malware that <a
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<li id="M201702200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>If you buy a used “smart”
car, house, TV, refrigerator, etc., usually <a
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<li id="M201702170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The mobile apps for communicating <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-smart-cars-vulnerable-due-to-insecure-android-apps/";>with
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<li id="M201701271">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A cracker would be able to <a
href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
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<li id="M201701270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sms-exploitable-bug-in-samsung-galaxy-phones-can-be-used-for-ransomware-attacks/";>have
@@ -459,4 +535,6 @@
<li id="M201701130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>WhatsApp has a feature that <a
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@@ -471,4 +549,6 @@
<li id="M201612060.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The “smart” toys My Friend Cayla and i-Que can be <a
href="https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/connected-toys-violate-consumer-laws";>remotely
@@ -482,4 +562,6 @@
<li id="M201610230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>4G LTE phone networks are drastically insecure. They can be <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/23/every_lte_call_text_can_be_intercepted_blacked_out_hacker_finds/";>
@@ -489,4 +571,6 @@
<li id="M201608110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Due to weak security, <a
href="http://jalopnik.com/almost-every-volkswagen-built-since-1995-is-vulnerable-1785159844";>it
@@ -496,4 +580,6 @@
<li id="M201608080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ransomware <a
href="https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/thermostat-ransomware-a-lesson-in-iot-security/";>
@@ -503,4 +589,6 @@
<li id="M201608020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-attack-can-steal-your-username-password-and-other-logins/";>flaw
@@ -511,4 +599,6 @@
<li id="M201607290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/29/research-shows-deleted-whatsapp-messages-arent-actually-deleted/";>“Deleted”
@@ -518,4 +608,6 @@
<li id="M201607220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A vulnerability in Apple's Image I/O API allowed an attacker to <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/22/stagefright-flaw-ios-iphone-imessage-apple";>execute
@@ -525,4 +617,6 @@
<li id="M201607190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A bug in a proprietary ASN.1 library, used
in cell phone towers as well as cell phones and routers, <a
@@ -532,4 +626,6 @@
<li id="M201606290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Antivirus programs have so many errors that <a
href="https://theconversation.com/as-more-vulnerabilities-are-discovered-is-it-time-to-uninstall-antivirus-software-61374";>they
@@ -540,4 +636,6 @@
<li id="M201605020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung's “Smart Home” has a big security hole; <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/samsung-smart-home-flaws-lets-hackers-make-keys-to-front-door/";>
@@ -553,4 +651,6 @@
<li id="M201604120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A bug in the iThings Messages app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/04/12/apple-bug-exposed-chat-history-with-a-single-click/";>allowed
@@ -560,4 +660,6 @@
<li id="M201604110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Malware was found on <a
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/04/11/security_cameras_sold_through_amazon_have_malware_according_to_security.html";>
@@ -571,4 +673,6 @@
<li id="M201603220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Over 70 brands of network-connected surveillance cameras have <a
href="http://www.kerneronsec.com/2016/02/remote-code-execution-in-cctv-dvrs-of.html";>
@@ -577,4 +681,6 @@
<li id="M201603100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many proprietary payment apps <a
href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-10/many-mobile-payments-startups-aren-t-properly-securing-user-data";>transmit
@@ -586,4 +692,6 @@
<li id="M201602240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nissan-modem">The Nissan Leaf has a built-in
cell phone modem which allows effectively anyone to <a
@@ -605,4 +713,6 @@
<li id="M201510210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FitBit fitness trackers have a <a
href="http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/10-second-hack-delivers-first-ever-malware-to-fitness-trackers/";>
@@ -613,4 +723,6 @@
<li id="M201510200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Self-encrypting” disk drives
do the encryption with proprietary firmware so you
@@ -621,4 +733,6 @@
<li id="M201508120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Security researchers discovered a <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/12/hack-car-brakes-sms-text";>
@@ -629,4 +743,6 @@
<li id="M201507214">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Crackers were able to <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/fiat-chrysler-connected-car-bug-lets-hackers-take-over-jeep-remotely/";>
@@ -642,4 +758,6 @@
<li id="M201506080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Due to bad security in a drug pump, crackers could use it to <a
href="http://www.wired.com/2015/06/hackers-can-send-fatal-doses-hospital-drug-pumps/";>
@@ -648,4 +766,6 @@
<li id="M201505294">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://phys.org/news/2015-05-app-vulnerability-threatens-millions-users.html";>
@@ -658,4 +778,6 @@
<li id="M201505050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Hospira infusion pumps, which are used
to administer drugs to a patient, were rated “<a
@@ -669,4 +791,6 @@
<li id="M201504090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Mac OS X had an <a
href="https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/";>
@@ -676,4 +800,6 @@
<li id="M201405190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An app to prevent “identity theft”
(access to personal data) by storing users' data on a special server <a
@@ -690,4 +816,6 @@
<li id="M201404250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Lots of <a
href="http://www.wired.com/2014/04/hospital-equipment-vulnerable/";>
@@ -696,4 +824,6 @@
<li id="M201402210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/crypto-weaknesses-in-whatsapp-the-kind-of-stuff-the-nsa-would-love/";>insecurity
@@ -702,4 +832,6 @@
<li id="M201312290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3554";> Some flash
memories have modifiable software</a>, which makes them vulnerable
@@ -713,4 +845,6 @@
<li id="M201312040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/credit-card-fraud-comes-of-age-with-first-known-point-of-sale-botnet/";>
@@ -721,4 +855,6 @@
<li id="M201311120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816030205/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html";>
@@ -733,4 +869,6 @@
<li id="M201309054">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security";>The
@@ -742,4 +880,6 @@
<li id="M201309050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The FTC punished a company for making webcams with <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/technology/ftc-says-webcams-flaw-put-users-lives-on-display.html";>
@@ -749,4 +889,6 @@
<li id="M201308060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack&page=6";>
Replaceable nonfree software in disk drives can be written by a
@@ -756,4 +898,6 @@
<li id="M201307270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> It is possible to <a
href="http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/07/27/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-days-before-scheduled-black-hat-appearance/";>
@@ -767,4 +911,6 @@
<li id="M201307260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/26/smart-homes-hack/";>
@@ -774,4 +920,6 @@
<li id="M201212170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="break-security-smarttv"><a
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249303/Hackers-penetrate-home-Crack-Samsungs-Smart-TV-allows-attacker-seize-control-microphone-cameras.html";>
@@ -781,4 +929,6 @@
<li id="M201103110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It is possible to <a
href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/379477/hacking_music_can_take_control_your_car/";>
@@ -851,5 +1001,5 @@
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+++ proprietary-interference.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.176278123 +0000
@@ -73,4 +73,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202005250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla's cars have a <a
href="/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M201709090.1">
@@ -86,4 +88,6 @@
<li id="M202004150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
@@ -93,4 +97,6 @@
<li id="M201912170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">“hackers”</a>)
@@ -101,4 +107,6 @@
<li id="M201908150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is putting DRM on iPhone
batteries, and the system proprietary software <a
@@ -109,4 +117,6 @@
<li id="M201901230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google is modifying Chromium so that <a
href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/23/0048202/google-proposes-changes-to-chromium-browser-that-will-break-content-blocking-extensions-including-various-ad-blockers";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones come preloaded with <a
href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook";>
@@ -134,4 +146,6 @@
<li id="M201809120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>One version of Windows 10 <a
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<li id="M201807310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-";>
@@ -147,4 +163,6 @@
<li id="M201805080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/360968/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visito";>
@@ -167,4 +185,6 @@
<li id="M201804180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Pearson's proprietary educational software <a
href="https://gizmodo.com/pearson-embedded-a-social-psychological-experiment-in-s-1825367784";>
@@ -174,4 +194,6 @@
<li id="M201803190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox";>
@@ -183,4 +205,6 @@
<li id="M201712060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Learn how <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html";>
@@ -194,4 +218,6 @@
<li id="M201703170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows displays <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer";>
@@ -205,4 +231,6 @@
<li id="M201701110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/";>silently
@@ -211,4 +239,6 @@
<li id="M201612140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a
href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2?tab=AllReplies#tabs";>
@@ -218,4 +248,6 @@
<li id="M201608170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> After <a
href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing">forcing the
download of Windows 10</a>
on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, Microsoft <a
@@ -235,4 +267,6 @@
<li id="M201603090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has made companies'
Windows machines managed by the company's sysadmins <a
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<li id="M201601160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake";>desupported
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<li id="M201510220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe nonfree software may halt
all other work and freeze a computer <a
@@ -269,4 +307,6 @@
<li id="M201506260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will <a
href="http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097";>
@@ -325,5 +365,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2015-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2015-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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@@ -335,5 +375,5 @@
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--- proprietary-jails.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.122140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-jails.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.180278123 +0000
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple plans to require that <a
href="https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/mac-apps-notarization-macos-10-14-5/";>
@@ -108,4 +110,6 @@
<li id="M200803070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IOS_jailbreaking&oldid=835861046";>
iOS, the operating system of the Apple iThings, is the prototype
@@ -132,4 +136,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/30/this-isnt-the-1990s-apple-under-pressure-from-app-developers";>
@@ -143,4 +149,6 @@
<li id="M201910100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism";>
@@ -152,4 +160,6 @@
<li id="M201910070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/10/07/apple-ios-13-1-2-for-hong-kong.html";>
@@ -166,4 +176,6 @@
<li id="M201905150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users caught in the jail of an iMonster are <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html";> sitting
@@ -176,4 +188,6 @@
<li id="M201710130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple is <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/iranian-hardliners-want-isolated-internet";>
@@ -187,4 +201,6 @@
<li id="M201707290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/technology/china-apple-censorhip.html";>
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<li id="M201701064">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used its censorship system to enforce Russian surveillance <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0";>
@@ -208,4 +226,6 @@
<li id="M201701050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used its censorship system to enforce China's censorship <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china";>
@@ -214,4 +234,6 @@
<li id="M201605190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple censors games, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>
@@ -222,4 +244,6 @@
<li id="M201509290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>
banned a program from the App Store</a> because its developers
@@ -228,4 +252,6 @@
<li id="M201509230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2015, Apple <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights";>
@@ -239,4 +265,6 @@
<li id="M201506250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has banned iThing
applications that show the confederate flag. <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/papers-please-game-ipad-nude-body-scans";>
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<li id="M201405250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple used this censorship power in 2014 to <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2014/02/07/apple-yanks-last-remaining-bit.html";>
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<li id="M201402070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations
of US drone assassinations, giving various excuses. Each
@@ -285,4 +319,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201706130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 S was a jail: <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison";>
@@ -298,4 +334,6 @@
<li id="M201210080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html";>
@@ -361,5 +399,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-manipulation.html proprietary-manipulation.html
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+++ proprietary-manipulation.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.184278123 +0000
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201905300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Femm “fertility” app is secretly a <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners";>
@@ -85,4 +87,6 @@
<li id="M201904260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jibo robot toys were tethered to the manufacturer's server,
and <a href="https://www.apnews.com/99c9ec8ebad242ca88178e22c7642648";>
@@ -96,4 +100,6 @@
<li id="M201308290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Dark patterns” are <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4640308/dark-patterns-inside-the-interfaces-designed-to-trick-you";>user
@@ -156,5 +162,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2019, 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -166,5 +172,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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diff -rNU2 proprietary-obsolescence.html proprietary-obsolescence.html
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+++ proprietary-obsolescence.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.188278123 +0000
@@ -77,4 +77,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202101040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The personal finance management software “Quicken” <a
href="https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy";>
@@ -86,4 +88,6 @@
<li id="M201908220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ChromeBooks are programmed for obsolescence:
ChromeOS has a universal back door that is used for updates and <a
@@ -97,4 +101,6 @@
<li id="M201903250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The British supermarket Tesco sold tablets which were tethered
to Tesco's server for reinstalling default settings. Tesco <a
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<li id="M201810240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple and Samsung deliberately <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones";>degrade
@@ -112,4 +120,6 @@
<li id="M201706060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple will stop <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/06/iphone-ipad-apps-games-apple-5-5c-obsolete";>fixing
@@ -121,4 +131,6 @@
<li id="M201604050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Revolv is a device that managed “smart home”
operations: switching lights, operate motion sensors, regulating
@@ -136,4 +148,6 @@
<li id="M201601100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a
href="http://michaelweinberg.org/post/137045828005/free-the-cube";>
@@ -218,5 +232,5 @@
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--- proprietary-sabotage.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.130140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.192278123 +0000
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours";>implemented
@@ -81,4 +83,6 @@
<li id="M202011060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A new app published by Google <a
href="https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/";>lets
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<li id="M202008182">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oculus headsets <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21372435/oculus-facebook-login-change-separate-account-support-end-quest-october";>require
@@ -97,4 +103,6 @@
<li id="M202007270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Mellow sous-vide cooker is
tethered to a server. The company suddenly <a
@@ -106,4 +114,6 @@
<li id="M201912090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iMonsters and Android phones,
when used for work, give employers powerful <a
@@ -116,4 +126,6 @@
<li id="M201910071">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe has <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-users-from-venezuela-due-to-us-executive-order/";>
@@ -124,4 +136,6 @@
<li id="M201909160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla users claim Tesla <a
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-battery/tesla-owner-lawsuit-claims-software-update-fraudulently-cut-battery-capacity-idUSKCN1UY2TW";>force-installed
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<li id="M201908130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When Apple suspects a user of fraud, it
judges the case secretly and presents the verdict
@@ -144,4 +160,6 @@
<li id="M201904041">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has been <a
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
@@ -170,4 +188,6 @@
<li id="M201904040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that
their DRM is valid by connecting to the store every time their
@@ -183,4 +203,6 @@
<li id="M201903250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The British supermarket Tesco sold tablets which were tethered
to Tesco's server for reinstalling default settings. Tesco <a
@@ -191,4 +213,6 @@
<li id="M201902041">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Twenty nine “beauty camera” apps that used to be
on Google Play had one or more malicious functionalities, such
@@ -207,4 +231,6 @@
<li id="M201811020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Foundry's graphics software <a
href="https://torrentfreak.com/software-company-fines-pirates-after-monitoring-their-computers-181102/";>
@@ -221,4 +247,6 @@
<li id="M201810240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple and Samsung deliberately <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones";>degrade
@@ -228,4 +256,6 @@
<li id="M201810150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative—at blocking the
use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their “security
@@ -236,4 +266,6 @@
<li id="M201807050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jawbone fitness tracker was tethered to a proprietary phone
app. In 2017, the company shut down and made the app stop working. <a
@@ -249,4 +281,6 @@
<li id="M201806250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The game Metal Gear Rising for
MacOS was tethered to a server. The company <a
@@ -256,4 +290,6 @@
<li id="M201805310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/31/17412396/telegram-apple-app-store-app-updates-russia";>blocked
@@ -269,4 +305,6 @@
<li id="M201711080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Logitech will sabotage
all Harmony Link household control devices by <a
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<li id="M201710044">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>MacOS High Sierra forcibly reformats SSD boot drives, and <a
href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3230498/apple-file-system-apfs-faq.html";>
@@ -288,4 +328,6 @@
<li id="M201710040.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Canary home surveillance
camera has been sabotaged by its manufacturer, <a
@@ -302,4 +344,6 @@
<li id="M201709090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla used software to limit customers to using just <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/09/tesla-flips-a-switch-to-increase-the-range-of-some-cars-in-florida-to-help-people-evacuate/";>part
@@ -308,4 +352,6 @@
<li id="M201708230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sonos <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/";>
@@ -319,4 +365,6 @@
<li id="M201706060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple will stop <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/06/iphone-ipad-apps-games-apple-5-5c-obsolete";>fixing
@@ -328,4 +376,6 @@
<li id="M201705180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Bird and rabbit pets were implemented for Second
Life by a company that tethered their food to a server. <a
@@ -335,4 +385,6 @@
<li id="M201704194">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has made Windows 7
and 8 cease to function on certain new computers, <a
@@ -342,4 +394,6 @@
<li id="M201704134">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/";>
@@ -353,4 +407,6 @@
<li id="M201704120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Anova sabotaged users' cooking devices
with a downgrade that tethered them to a remote server. <a
@@ -361,4 +417,6 @@
<li id="M201704070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="iphone7-sabotage">The
iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a
@@ -374,4 +432,6 @@
<li id="M201612200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The developer of Ham Radio Deluxe <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161220/12411836320/company-bricks-users-software-after-he-posts-negative-review.shtml";>sabotaged
@@ -385,4 +445,6 @@
<li id="M201609200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP's firmware downgrade <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/hp-inkjet-printers-unofficial-cartridges-software-update";>imposed
@@ -392,4 +454,6 @@
<li id="M201606270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="windows10-forcing">In its efforts to trick users of Windows
7 and 8 into installing all-spying Windows 10 against their
@@ -409,4 +473,6 @@
<li id="M201606080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/14/uninstall_quicktime_for_windows/";>
@@ -416,4 +482,6 @@
<li id="M201606010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Once Microsoft has tricked a user
into accepting installation of Windows 10, <a
@@ -428,4 +496,6 @@
<li id="M201605040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple Music client program <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170520213355/https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/";>scans
@@ -435,4 +505,6 @@
<li id="M201604050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Revolv is a device that managed “smart home”
operations: switching lights, operate motion sensors, regulating
@@ -450,4 +522,6 @@
<li id="M201602050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iOS version 9 for iThings <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair";>sabotages
@@ -459,4 +533,6 @@
<li id="M201601310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FTDI's proprietary driver
for its USB-to-serial chips has been designed to <a
@@ -469,4 +545,6 @@
<li id="M201512140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Philips “smart” lightbulbs had initially been
designed to interact with other companies' smart light bulbs, but <a
@@ -480,4 +558,6 @@
<li id="M201511244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google has long had <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/24/google-can-unlock-android-devices-remotely-if-phone-unencrypted";>a
@@ -488,4 +568,6 @@
<li id="M201511240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 “upgrades” <a
href="http://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/";>
@@ -494,4 +576,6 @@
<li id="M201510020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple forced millions of iThings to <a
href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7256669?tstart=0";>download
@@ -502,4 +586,6 @@
<li id="M201509220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
@@ -513,4 +599,6 @@
<li id="M201504300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2015/04/30/telescreen-watch-vizio-adds-s.html";>
@@ -520,4 +608,6 @@
<li id="M201504090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Mac OS X had an <a
href="https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/";>
@@ -527,4 +617,6 @@
<li id="M201503260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191205010621/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3423768/windows-xp--end-of-an-era--end-of-an-error.html";>Microsoft
@@ -544,4 +636,6 @@
<li id="M201503210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150321/13350230396/while-bricking-jailbroken-fire-tvs-last-year-amazon-did-same-to-kindle-devices.shtml";>
@@ -551,4 +645,6 @@
<li id="M201412040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/04/apple-deleted-music-ipods-rivals-steve-jobs";>
@@ -558,4 +654,6 @@
<li id="M201410130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/nintendo-updates-take-wii-u-hostage-until-you-agree-new-legal-terms";>Nintendo
@@ -568,4 +666,6 @@
<li id="M201405200.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>LG <a
href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140511/17430627199/lg-will-take-smart-out-your-smart-tv-if-you-dont-agree-to-share-your-viewing-search-data-with-third-parties.shtml";>
@@ -576,4 +676,6 @@
<li id="M201401190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some proprietary <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/19/apple-talking-cats-in-app-purchases";>
@@ -582,4 +684,6 @@
<li id="M201309054">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security";>The
@@ -591,4 +695,6 @@
<li id="M201306220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm";>Microsoft
@@ -597,4 +703,6 @@
<li id="M201305060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe applications have time bombs: they <a
href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/06/adobe-goes-all-in-with-subscription-based-creative-cloud-will-stop-selling-regular-cs-licenses-shrink-wrapped-boxes/";>
@@ -609,4 +717,6 @@
<li id="M201301280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in for browsers <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/a-close-look-at-how-oracle-installs-deceptive-software-with-java-updates/";>sneakily
@@ -629,4 +739,6 @@
<li id="M201003300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sony <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/03/sony-steals-feature-from-your-playstation-3";>sabotaged
@@ -644,4 +756,6 @@
<li id="M200709270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2007-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2541250/update--apple-plays-hardball--upgrade--bricks--unlocked-iphones.html";>
@@ -702,5 +816,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -712,5 +826,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/12/05 11:24:35 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-subscriptions.html proprietary-subscriptions.html
--- proprietary-subscriptions.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.134140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.192278123 +0000
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202008180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple can remotely <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/aug/18/apple-sets-deadline-in-feud-with-fortnite-maker-epic-games";>
@@ -89,4 +91,6 @@
<li id="M201910071">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe has <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-users-from-venezuela-due-to-us-executive-order/";>
@@ -97,4 +101,6 @@
<li id="M201902080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The HP <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html";>
@@ -111,4 +117,6 @@
<li id="M201711010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sony has brought back its robotic pet Aibo, this time <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj778v/sony-wants-to-sell-you-a-subscription-to-a-robot-dog-aibo-90s-pet";>
@@ -118,4 +126,6 @@
<li id="M201710040.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Canary home surveillance
camera has been sabotaged by its manufacturer, <a
@@ -132,4 +142,6 @@
<li id="M201507150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft Office forces users <a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2948755/office-for-windows-10-will-require-office-365-subscription-on-pcs-larger-tablets.html";>to
@@ -138,4 +150,6 @@
<li id="M201402200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/adobe-software-subscription-model-means-you-cant-own-your-software/";>
@@ -203,5 +217,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2016-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2016-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -213,5 +227,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/23 13:57:28 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-surveillance.html proprietary-surveillance.html
--- proprietary-surveillance.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.138140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.196278123 +0000
@@ -207,4 +207,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201912160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is <a
href="https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/";>tricking
@@ -216,4 +218,6 @@
<li id="M201712110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>HP's proprietary operating system <a
href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42309371";>includes a
@@ -222,4 +226,6 @@
<li id="M201710134">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 telemetry program sends information to Microsoft about
the user's computer and their use of the computer.</p>
@@ -241,4 +247,6 @@
<li id="M201702020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>DRM-restricted files can be used to <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users";>
@@ -248,4 +256,6 @@
<li id="M201611240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>By default, Windows 10 <a
href="http://betanews.com/2016/11/24/microsoft-shares-windows-10-telemetry-data-with-third-parties";>sends
@@ -255,4 +265,6 @@
<li id="M201608170.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In order to increase Windows 10's install base, Microsoft <a
class="not-a-duplicate"
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive";>
@@ -261,4 +273,6 @@
<li id="M201603170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://duo.com/blog/bring-your-own-dilemma-oem-laptops-and-windows-10-security";>
@@ -268,4 +282,6 @@
<li id="M201601050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It appears <a
href="http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/";>
@@ -275,4 +291,6 @@
<li id="M201512280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft has <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/";>
@@ -281,4 +299,6 @@
<li id="M201511264">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A downgrade to Windows 10 deleted surveillance-detection
applications. Then another downgrade inserted a general spying
@@ -291,4 +311,6 @@
<li id="M201508180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905163414/http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134954-cortana-is-always-listening-with-new-wake-on-voice-tech-even-when-windows-10-is-sleeping";>
@@ -298,4 +320,6 @@
<li id="M201508130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/";>
@@ -306,4 +330,6 @@
<li id="M201507300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Windows 10 <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180923125732/https://jonathan.porta.codes/2015/07/30/windows-10-seems-to-have-some-scary-privacy-defaults/";>
@@ -321,4 +347,6 @@
<li id="M201506170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft uses Windows 10's “privacy policy”
to overtly impose a “right” to look at
@@ -344,4 +372,6 @@
<li id="M201410040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>It only gets worse with time. <a
href="http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/microsofts-windows-10-permission-watch-every-move.html";>
@@ -352,4 +382,6 @@
<li id="M201401150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="baidu-ime"><a
href="https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/asian-technology/japanese-government-warns-baidu-ime-is-spying-on-users/";>
@@ -358,4 +390,6 @@
<li id="M201307080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in older versions of Windows: <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>
@@ -381,4 +415,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has <a
href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours";>implemented
@@ -393,4 +429,6 @@
<li id="M201809070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adware Doctor, an ad blocker for MacOS, <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjye8x/mac-anti-adware-doctor-app-steals-browsing-history";>reports
@@ -399,4 +437,6 @@
<li id="M201411040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple has made various <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/04/apple-data-privacy-icloud";>
@@ -413,4 +453,6 @@
<li id="M201410300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p> MacOS automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170831144456/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/10/30/how-one-mans-private-files-ended-up-on-apples-icloud-without-his-consent/";>
@@ -422,4 +464,6 @@
<li id="M201410220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple admits the <a
href="http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/spotlight-suggestions-in-os-x-yosemite-and-ios-are-you-staying-private/";>
@@ -430,4 +474,6 @@
<li id="M201410200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Various operations in <a
href="http://lifehacker.com/safari-and-spotlight-can-send-data-to-apple-heres-how-1648453540";>
@@ -436,4 +482,6 @@
<li id="M201401100.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/privacy-advocates-worry-over-new-apple-iphone-tracking-feature-161836223.html";>
@@ -455,4 +503,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201509220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
@@ -481,4 +531,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202101080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of 2021, WhatsApp (one of Facebook's subsidiaries) is <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2021/01/08/whatsapp-tells-users-share-your-data-with-facebook-or-well-deactivate-your-account/";>forcing
@@ -493,4 +545,6 @@
<li id="M202006260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most apps are malware, but
Trump's campaign app, like Modi's campaign app, is <a
@@ -506,4 +560,6 @@
<li id="M201601110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The natural extension of monitoring
people through “their” phones is <a
@@ -514,4 +570,6 @@
<li id="M201510050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>According to Edward Snowden, <a
href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34444233";>agencies can take over
@@ -525,4 +583,6 @@
<li id="M201311120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816030205/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html";>
@@ -537,4 +597,6 @@
<li id="M201307000">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Portable phones with GPS <a
href="http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers";>
@@ -553,4 +615,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202009183">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook <a
href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8747541/Facebook-accused-watching-Instagram-users-mobile-cameras.html";>snoops
@@ -560,4 +624,6 @@
<li id="M202004200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec reports that Apple
made a practice of surreptitiously activating the Siri software to <a
@@ -578,4 +644,6 @@
<li id="M201910131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Safari occasionally <a
href="https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2019/10/13/dear-apple-safe-browsing-might-not-be-that-safe/";>
@@ -590,4 +658,6 @@
<li id="M201905280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In spite of Apple's supposed commitment to
privacy, iPhone apps contain trackers that are busy at night <a
@@ -607,4 +677,6 @@
<li id="M201711250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html";>
@@ -614,4 +686,6 @@
<li id="M201709210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>In the latest iThings system,
“turning off” WiFi and Bluetooth the obvious way <a
@@ -623,4 +697,6 @@
<li id="M201702150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple proposes <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/15/apple-removing-iphone-home-button-fingerprint-scanning-screen";>a
@@ -631,4 +707,6 @@
<li id="M201611170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iPhones <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/11/17/iphones-secretly-send-call-history-to-apple-security-firm-says/";>send
@@ -638,4 +716,6 @@
<li id="M201609280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iMessage app on iThings <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/09/28/apple-logs-your-imessage-contacts-and-may-share-them-with-police/";>tells
@@ -645,4 +725,6 @@
<li id="M201509240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iThings automatically upload to Apple's servers all the photos
and videos they make.</p>
@@ -671,4 +753,6 @@
<li id="M201409220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple can, and regularly does, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/05/new-guidelines-outline-what-iphone-data-apple-can-give-to-police/";>
@@ -683,4 +767,6 @@
<li id="M201407230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/23/iphone-backdoors-surveillance-forensic-services";>
@@ -692,4 +778,6 @@
<li id="M201401100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The <a class="not-a-duplicate"
href="http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/privacy-advocates-worry-over-new-apple-iphone-tracking-feature-161836223.html";>
@@ -699,4 +787,6 @@
<li id="M201312300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-30/how-nsa-hacks-your-iphone-presenting-dropout-jeep";>
@@ -706,4 +796,6 @@
<li id="M201308080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iThing also <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/08/ios7_tracking_now_its_a_favourite_feature/";>
@@ -713,4 +805,6 @@
<li id="M201210170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>There is also a feature for web sites to track users, which is <a
href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/17/how-to-disable-apple-ios-user-tracking-ios-6/";>
@@ -720,4 +814,6 @@
<li id="M201204280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users cannot make an Apple ID (<a
href="https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/49951/how-can-i-download-free-apps-without-registering-an-apple-id";>necessary
@@ -736,4 +832,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202012070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Baidu apps were <a
href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/baidus-android-apps-caught-collecting-sensitive-user-details/";>
@@ -747,4 +845,6 @@
<li id="M202004300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Xiaomi phones <a
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/30/exclusive-warning-over-chinese-mobile-giant-xiaomi-recording-millions-of-peoples-private-web-and-phone-use/";>report
@@ -763,4 +863,6 @@
<li id="M201812060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's app got “consent” to <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/facebook-emails-reveal-discussions-over-call-log-consent";>
@@ -770,4 +872,6 @@
<li id="M201811230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An Android phone was observed to track location even while
in airplane mode. It didn't send the location data while in
@@ -778,4 +882,6 @@
<li id="M201711210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Android tracks location for Google <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171121/09030238658/investigation-finds-google-collected-location-data-even-with-location-services-turned-off.shtml";>
@@ -785,4 +891,6 @@
<li id="M201611150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some portable phones <a
href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kryptowire-discovered-mobile-phone-firmware-that-transmitted-personally-identifiable-information-pii-without-user-consent-or-disclosure-300362844.html";>are
@@ -791,4 +899,6 @@
<li id="M201609140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Play (a component of Android) <a
href="https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/235594-yes-google-play-is-tracking-you-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-a-very-large-iceberg";>
@@ -803,4 +913,6 @@
<li id="M201507030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung phones come with <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/samsung-sued-for-loading-devices-with-unremovable-crapware-in-china/";>apps
@@ -812,4 +924,6 @@
<li id="M201403120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#samsung">
Samsung's back door</a> provides access to any file on the system.</p>
@@ -817,4 +931,6 @@
<li id="M201308010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in Android phones (and Windows? laptops): The Wall Street
Journal (in an article blocked from us by a paywall) reports that <a
@@ -826,4 +942,6 @@
<li id="M201307280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware is present in some Android devices when they are
sold. Some Motorola phones, made when this company was owned
@@ -834,4 +952,6 @@
<li id="M201307250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A Motorola phone <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170629175629/http://www.itproportal.com/2013/07/25/motorolas-new-x8-arm-chip-underpinning-the-always-on-future-of-android/";>
@@ -840,4 +960,6 @@
<li id="M201302150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Play intentionally sends app developers <a
href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-store-policy-raises-privacy-concerns-331116";>
@@ -857,4 +979,6 @@
<li id="M201111170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some manufacturers add a <a
href="http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/";>
@@ -871,4 +995,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201603080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>E-books can contain JavaScript code, and <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/08/men-make-up-their-minds-about-books-faster-than-women-study-finds";>
@@ -877,4 +1003,6 @@
<li id="M201410080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe made “Digital Editions,”
the e-reader used by most US libraries, <a
@@ -885,4 +1013,6 @@
<li id="M201212030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in many e-readers—not only the Kindle: <a
href="https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012";> they
@@ -906,4 +1036,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202011260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft's Office 365 suite enables employers <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance";>to
@@ -915,4 +1047,6 @@
<li id="M201912190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Avast and AVG extensions
for Firefox and Chrome were found to <a
@@ -926,4 +1060,6 @@
<li id="M201811020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Foundry's graphics software <a
href="https://torrentfreak.com/software-company-fines-pirates-after-monitoring-their-computers-181102/";>
@@ -947,4 +1083,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202003260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple iOS version of Zoom <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account";>is
@@ -957,4 +1095,6 @@
<li id="M202003010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Alipay Health Code app
estimates whether the user has Covid-19 and <a
@@ -964,4 +1104,6 @@
<li id="M202001290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon Ring app does <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/29/ring-smart-doorbell-company-surveillance-eff-report";>
@@ -970,4 +1112,6 @@
<li id="M201912220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The ToToc messaging app seems to be a <a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html";>
@@ -981,4 +1125,6 @@
<li id="M201912090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>iMonsters and Android phones,
when used for work, give employers powerful <a
@@ -991,4 +1137,6 @@
<li id="M201910130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Chinese Communist Party's “Study
the Great Nation” app requires users to grant it <a
@@ -1011,4 +1159,6 @@
<li id="M201909091">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Facebook app <a
href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/09/09/facebook-app-social-network-tracking-your-every-move/2270305001/";>
@@ -1019,4 +1169,6 @@
<li id="M201909090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some nonfree period-tracking apps including MIA Fem and Maya <a
href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/period-tracker-apps-facebook-maya-mia-fem";>
@@ -1025,4 +1177,6 @@
<li id="M201909060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Keeping track of who downloads a proprietary
program is a form of surveillance. There is a
@@ -1037,4 +1191,6 @@
<li id="M201907081">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many unscrupulous mobile-app developers keep finding ways to <a
href="https://www.cnet.com/news/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/";>
@@ -1048,4 +1204,6 @@
<li id="M201907080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android apps can track
users' movements even when the user says <a
@@ -1058,4 +1216,6 @@
<li id="M201905300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Femm “fertility” app is secretly a <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners";>
@@ -1068,4 +1228,6 @@
<li id="M201905060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>BlizzCon 2019 imposed a <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/blizzcon-2019-tickets-revolve-around-invasive-poorly-reviewed-smartphone-app/";>
@@ -1080,4 +1242,6 @@
<li id="M201904131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Data collected by menstrual and pregnancy monitoring apps is often <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/13/theres-a-dark-side-to-womens-health-apps-menstrual-surveillance";>
@@ -1097,4 +1261,6 @@
<li id="M201904130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google tracks the movements of Android phones and iPhones
running Google apps, and sometimes <a
@@ -1107,4 +1273,6 @@
<li id="M201903251">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many Android phones come with a huge number of <a
href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/22/inenglish/1553244778_819882.html";>
@@ -1117,4 +1285,6 @@
<li id="M201903201">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A study of 24 “health” apps found that 19 of them <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pan9e8/health-apps-can-share-your-data-everywhere-new-study-shows";>
@@ -1129,4 +1299,6 @@
<li id="M201902230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook offered a convenient proprietary
library for building mobile apps, which also <a
@@ -1141,4 +1313,6 @@
<li id="M201902140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The AppCensus database gives information on <a
href="https://www.appcensus.mobi";> how Android apps use and
@@ -1160,4 +1334,6 @@
<li id="M201902060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many nonfree apps have a surveillance feature for <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/";>
@@ -1166,4 +1342,6 @@
<li id="M201902041.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Twenty nine “beauty camera” apps that used to
be on Google Play had one or more malicious functionalities, such as <a
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<li id="M201902010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>An investigation of the 150 most popular
gratis VPN apps in Google Play found that <a
@@ -1201,4 +1381,6 @@
<li id="M201901050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Weather Channel app <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/04/weather-channel-app-lawsuit-location-data-selling";>
@@ -1218,4 +1400,6 @@
<li id="M201812290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Around 40% of gratis Android apps <a
href="https://privacyinternational.org/report/2647/how-apps-android-share-data-facebook-report";>
@@ -1233,4 +1417,6 @@
<li id="M201810244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Android apps <a
href="https://www.androidauthority.com/apps-uninstall-trackers-917539/amp/";>
@@ -1239,4 +1425,6 @@
<li id="M201808030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some Google apps on Android <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/13/google-location-tracking-android-iphone-mobile";>
@@ -1249,4 +1437,6 @@
<li id="M201806110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Spanish football streaming app <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2018/06/11/spanish-football-app-turns-use.html";>tracks
@@ -1263,4 +1453,6 @@
<li id="M201804160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More than <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/16/child-apps-games-android-us-google-play-store-data-sharing-law-privacy";>50%
@@ -1283,4 +1475,6 @@
<li id="M201804020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Grindr collects information about <a
href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/04/02/egregious-breach-privacy-popular-app-grindr-supplies-third-parties-users-hiv-status";>
@@ -1294,4 +1488,6 @@
<li id="M201803050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The moviepass app and dis-service
spy on users even more than users expected. It <a
@@ -1303,4 +1499,6 @@
<li id="M201711240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tracking software in popular Android apps
is pervasive and sometimes very clever. Some trackers can <a
@@ -1311,4 +1509,6 @@
<li id="M201708270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Sarahah app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/08/27/hit-app-sarahah-quietly-uploads-your-address-book/";>
@@ -1322,4 +1522,6 @@
<li id="M201707270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>20 dishonest Android apps recorded <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/stealthy-google-play-apps-recorded-calls-and-stole-e-mails-and-texts";>phone
@@ -1353,4 +1555,6 @@
<li id="M201705230">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apps for BART <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171124190046/https://consumerist.com/2017/05/23/passengers-say-commuter-rail-app-illegally-collects-personal-user-data/";>
@@ -1364,4 +1568,6 @@
<li id="M201705040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A study found 234 Android apps that track users by <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/234-android-applications-are-currently-using-ultrasonic-beacons-to-track-users/";>listening
@@ -1371,4 +1577,6 @@
<li id="M201704260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Faceapp appears to do lots of surveillance, judging by <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170426191242/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/04/26/everything-thats-wrong-with-faceapp-the-latest-creepy-photo-app-for-your-face/";>
@@ -1377,4 +1585,6 @@
<li id="M201704190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Users are suing Bose for <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170423010030/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/";>
@@ -1391,4 +1601,6 @@
<li id="M201704074">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Pairs of Android apps can collude
to transmit users' personal data to servers. <a
@@ -1398,4 +1610,6 @@
<li id="M201703300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Verizon <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/03/30/0112259/verizon-to-force-appflash-spyware-on-android-phones";>
@@ -1414,4 +1628,6 @@
<li id="M201701210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Meitu photo-editing app <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/01/21/popular-selfie-app-sending-user-data-to-china-researchers-say/";>sends
@@ -1420,4 +1636,6 @@
<li id="M201611280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Uber app tracks <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/28/uber-background-location-data-collection/";>clients'
@@ -1430,4 +1648,6 @@
<li id="M201611160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A <a
href="https://research.csiro.au/ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2016/08/paper-1.pdf";>
@@ -1476,4 +1696,6 @@
<li id="M201609210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google's new voice messaging app <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/21/12994362/allo-privacy-message-logs-google";>logs
@@ -1482,4 +1704,6 @@
<li id="M201606050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's new Magic Photo app <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/10/facebook_scans_camera_for_your_friends/";>
@@ -1498,4 +1722,6 @@
<li id="M201605310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Facebook's app listens all the time, <a
href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-using-people-s-phones-listen-what-they-re-saying-claims-professor-a7057526.html";>to
@@ -1506,4 +1732,6 @@
<li id="M201604250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A pregnancy test controller application not only can <a
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503718/first-response-pregnancy-pro-test-bluetooth-app-security";>
@@ -1513,4 +1741,6 @@
<li id="M201601130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apps that include <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180913014551/http://techaeris.com/2016/01/13/symphony-advanced-media-software-tracks-your-digital-life-through-your-smartphone-mic/";>
@@ -1521,4 +1751,6 @@
<li id="M201511190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>“Cryptic communication,”
unrelated to the app's functionality, was <a
@@ -1537,4 +1769,6 @@
<li id="M201510300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More than 73% and 47% of mobile applications, for Android and iOS
respectively <a href="https://techscience.org/a/2015103001/";>hand over
@@ -1544,4 +1778,6 @@
<li id="M201508210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Like most “music screaming” disservices, Spotify is
based on proprietary malware (DRM and snooping). In August 2015 it <a
@@ -1561,4 +1797,6 @@
<li id="M201506264">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
href="https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~arb33/papers/FerreiraEtAl-Securacy-WiSec2015.pdf";>
@@ -1575,4 +1813,6 @@
<li id="M201505060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Gratis Android apps (but not <a
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>) connect to 100 <a
@@ -1582,4 +1822,6 @@
<li id="M201504060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Widely used <a
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kollarssmith/scan-this-or-scan-me-user-privacy-barcode-scanning-applications/";>proprietary
@@ -1594,4 +1836,6 @@
<li id="M201411260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many proprietary apps for mobile devices
report which other apps the user has installed. <a
@@ -1602,4 +1846,6 @@
<li id="M201401150.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Simeji keyboard is a smartphone version of Baidu's <a
href="/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#baidu-ime">spying <abbr
@@ -1608,4 +1854,6 @@
<li id="M201312270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The nonfree Snapchat app's principal purpose is to restrict the
use of data on the user's computer, but it does surveillance too: <a
@@ -1616,4 +1864,6 @@
<li id="M201312060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Brightest Flashlight app <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/06/android-app-50m-downloads-sent-data-advertisers";>
@@ -1629,4 +1879,6 @@
<li id="M201212100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>FTC says most mobile apps for children don't respect privacy: <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/";>
@@ -1643,4 +1895,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908151">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Skype refuses to say whether it can <a
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/20/skype_won_t_comment_on_whether_it_can_now_eavesdrop_on_conversations_.html";>eavesdrop
@@ -1651,4 +1905,6 @@
<li id="M201307110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Skype contains <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130928235637/http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/20/project-chess-how-u-s-snoops-on-your-skype/";>spyware</a>.
@@ -1667,4 +1923,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202010221">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft is imposing its
surveillance on the game of Minecraft by <a
@@ -1682,4 +1940,6 @@
<li id="M201908210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft recorded users of Xboxes and had <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana";>
@@ -1691,4 +1951,6 @@
<li id="M201806240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Red Shell is a spyware that
is found in many proprietary games. It <a
@@ -1698,4 +1960,6 @@
<li id="M201804144">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>ArenaNet surreptitiously installed a spyware
program along with an update to the massive
@@ -1706,4 +1970,6 @@
<li id="M201711070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The driver for a certain gaming keyboard <a
href="https://thehackernews.com/2017/11/mantistek-keyboard-keylogger.html";>sends
@@ -1712,4 +1978,6 @@
<li id="M201512290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many <a
href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/12/29/how-much-data-are-video-games-collecting-about-you.html/";>
@@ -1722,4 +1990,6 @@
<li id="M201509160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Modern gratis game cr…apps <a
href="http://toucharcade.com/2015/09/16/we-own-you-confessions-of-a-free-to-play-producer/";>
@@ -1740,4 +2010,6 @@
<li id="M201401280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Angry Birds <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-phone-apps-for-personal-data.html";>
@@ -1753,4 +2025,6 @@
<li id="M200510200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2005-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Blizzard Warden is a hidden
“cheating-prevention” program that <a
@@ -1772,4 +2046,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202101050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Most Internet connected devices in Mozilla's <a
href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded";>“Privacy
@@ -1785,4 +2061,6 @@
<li id="M201708280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The bad security in many Internet of Stings devices allows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170828/08152938092/iot-devices-provide-comcast-wonderful-new-opportunity-to-spy-you.shtml";>ISPs
@@ -1809,4 +2087,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202006250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>TV manufacturers are able to <a
href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-snoopy-smart-tvs-spying-on-you/";>snoop
@@ -1817,4 +2097,6 @@
<li id="M201901070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio TVs <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172397/airplay-2-homekit-vizio-tv-bill-baxter-interview-vergecast-ces-2019";>
@@ -1841,4 +2123,6 @@
<li id="M201804010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some “Smart” TVs automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180405014828/https:/twitter.com/buro9/status/980349887006076928";>
@@ -1853,4 +2137,6 @@
<li id="M201702060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio “smart” <a
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen";>TVs
@@ -1863,4 +2149,6 @@
<li id="M201511130">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some web and TV advertisements play inaudible
sounds to be picked up by proprietary malware running
@@ -1873,4 +2161,6 @@
<li id="M201511060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio goes a step further than other TV
manufacturers in spying on their users: their <a
@@ -1885,4 +2175,6 @@
<li id="M201511020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tivo's alliance with Viacom adds 2.3 million households
to the 600 millions social media profiles the company
@@ -1896,4 +2188,6 @@
<li id="M201507240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio “smart” TVs recognize and <a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/vizio-ipo-inscape-acr/";>track
@@ -1902,4 +2196,6 @@
<li id="M201505290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Verizon cable TV <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/verizon-fios-reps-know-what-tv-channels-you-watch/";>
@@ -1909,4 +2205,6 @@
<li id="M201504300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Vizio <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2015/04/30/telescreen-watch-vizio-adds-s.html";>
@@ -1916,4 +2214,6 @@
<li id="M201502090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Samsung “Smart” TV <a
href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/02/who-s-the-third-party-that-samsung-and-lg-smart-tvs-are-sharing-your-voice-data-with/index.htm";>
@@ -1932,4 +2232,6 @@
<li id="M201411090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Amazon “Smart” TV is <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/nov/09/amazon-echo-smart-tv-watching-listening-surveillance";>
@@ -1938,4 +2240,6 @@
<li id="M201409290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>More or less all “smart” TVs <a
href="http://www.myce.com/news/reseachers-all-smart-tvs-spy-on-you-sony-monitors-all-channel-switches-72851/";>spy
@@ -1956,4 +2260,6 @@
<li id="M201405200">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Spyware in LG “smart” TVs <a
href="http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html";>
@@ -1975,4 +2281,6 @@
<li id="M201212170">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="break-security-smarttv"><a
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249303/Hackers-penetrate-home-Crack-Samsungs-Smart-TV-allows-attacker-seize-control-microphone-cameras.html";>
@@ -1990,4 +2298,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201901100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Amazon Ring “security” devices <a
href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/10/ring-gave-employees-access-customer-video-feeds/";>
@@ -2005,4 +2315,6 @@
<li id="M201810300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Nearly all “home security cameras” <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
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<p>Over 70 brands of network-connected surveillance cameras have <a
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<li id="M201511250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-11</small>'
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<li id="M201711244">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-02</small>'
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<p>Many employers are using nonfree
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<p>Google “Assistant” records users' conversations <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
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<p>Amazon Alexa collects a lot more information from users
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some of users' commands to the Alexa service are <a
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<p>The HP <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Crackers found a way to break the security of an Amazon device,
and <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/08/12/alexa-bob-carol.html";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A medical insurance company <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-06</small>'
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<p>Lots of “smart” products are designed <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nest-thermometers">Nest thermometers send <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-10</small>'
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<p><a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tommy Hilfiger clothing <a
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202009100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Internet-enabled watches with proprietary software
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<li id="M201603020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A very cheap “smart watch” comes with an Android app <a
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<li id="M201407090">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-07</small>'
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<p>An LG “smart” watch is designed <a
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<li id="M202008181">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>New Toyotas will <a
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<p>Most modern cars now <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2019/12/17/cars-now-run-on-the-new-oil.html";>
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<li id="M201903290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla cars collect lots of personal data, and <a
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<p>The FordPass Connect feature of some Ford vehicles has <a
href="https://www.myfordpass.com/content/ford_com/fp_app/en_us/termsprivacy.html";>
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<p>In China, it is mandatory for electric
cars to be equipped with a terminal that <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>GM <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html";>
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>AI-powered driving apps can <a
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<li id="M201607160">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="car-spying">Computerized cars with nonfree software are <a
href="http://www.thelowdownblog.com/2016/07/your-cars-been-studying-you-closely-and.html";>
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<li id="M201602240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="nissan-modem">The Nissan Leaf has a built-in
cell phone modem which allows effectively anyone to <a
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<li id="M201306140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Tesla cars allow the company to extract
data remotely and determine the car's location
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<li id="M201303250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p id="records-drivers">Proprietary software in cars <a
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<li id="M202008182">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Oculus headsets <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21372435/oculus-facebook-login-change-separate-account-support-end-quest-october";>require
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>VR equipment, measuring every slight motion,
creates the potential for the most intimate
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>As of April 2019, it is <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/";>no
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<li id="M201901101">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Until 2015, any tweet that listed a geographical tag <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Storyful program <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/revealed-how-storyful-uses-tool-monitor-what-journalists-watch";>spies
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-01</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>When a page uses Disqus
for comments, the proprietary Disqus software <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Online sales, with tracking and surveillance of customers, <a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites rat their visitors to advertising
networks that track users. Of the top 1000 web sites, <a
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<li id="M201208210">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites report all their visitors
to Google by using the Google Analytics service, which <a
@@ -2592,4 +2998,6 @@
<li id="M201200000">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">[2012]</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites try to collect users' address books (the user's list
of other people's phone numbers or email addresses). This violates
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<li id="M201110040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Pages that contain “Like” buttons <a
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<li id="M201811270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Many web sites use JavaScript code <a
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<li id="M201807190">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>British Airways used <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17591732/british-airways-gdpr-compliance-twitter-personal-data-security";>nonfree
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<li id="M201712300">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some JavaScript malware <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/30/16829804/browser-password-manager-adthink-princeton-research";>
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<li id="M201711150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some websites send
JavaScript code to collect all the user's input, <a
@@ -2658,4 +3076,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201310110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Flash and JavaScript are used for <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/top-sites-and-maybe-the-nsa-track-users-with-device-fingerprinting/";>
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<li id="M201003010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2010-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Flash Player's <a
href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>
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<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201906220">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome is an <a
href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-to-switch/";>
@@ -2693,4 +3117,6 @@
<li id="M201704131">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
@@ -2715,4 +3141,6 @@
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+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome makes it easy for an extension to do <a
href="https://labs.detectify.com/2015/07/28/how-i-disabled-your-chrome-security-extensions/";>total
@@ -2721,4 +3149,6 @@
<li id="M201506180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2015-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome includes a module that <a
href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/";>
@@ -2727,4 +3157,6 @@
<li id="M201308040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome <a
href="https://www.brad-x.com/2013/08/04/google-chrome-is-spyware/";>
@@ -2734,4 +3166,6 @@
<li id="M200809060">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2008-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google Chrome contains a key logger that <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190126075111/http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-spyware-confirmed/";>
@@ -2750,4 +3184,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202009070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>While the world is still
struggling with COVID-19 coronavirus, many <a
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<li id="M201905281">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft <a
href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/why-does-my-new-e-mail-account-need-a-phone-number/70049eaf-3b66-4d02-87cc-79dc73c2ea08";>forces
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<li id="M201902040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Google invites people to <a
href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/02/04/google-screenwise-unwise-trade-all-your-privacy-cash?cd-origin=rss";>
@@ -2779,4 +3219,6 @@
<li id="M201606030">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Investigation Shows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160602/17210734610/investigation-shows-gchq-using-us-companies-nsa-to-route-around-domestic-surveillance-restrictions.shtml";>GCHQ
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<li id="M201212290">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Cisco TNP IP phones are <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html";>
@@ -2854,5 +3298,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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+++ proprietary-tethers.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.200278123 +0000
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M202007280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Focals eyeglass display, with snooping
microphone, has been eliminated. Google eliminated
@@ -90,4 +92,6 @@
<li id="M202007270">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Mellow sous-vide cooker is
tethered to a server. The company suddenly <a
@@ -99,4 +103,6 @@
<li id="M202005070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Wink sells a “smart” home hub that is tethered
to a server. In May 2020, it ordered the purchasers to start <a
@@ -107,4 +113,6 @@
<li id="M201909061">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Best Buy made controllable appliances and <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853671/best-buy-connect-insignia-smart-plug-wifi-freezer-mobile-app-shutdown-november-6";>
@@ -119,4 +127,6 @@
<li id="M201904260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jibo robot toys were tethered to the manufacturer's server,
and <a href="https://www.apnews.com/99c9ec8ebad242ca88178e22c7642648";>
@@ -130,4 +140,6 @@
<li id="M201904040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that
their DRM is valid by connecting to the store every time their
@@ -143,4 +155,6 @@
<li id="M201903250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The British supermarket Tesco sold tablets which were tethered
to Tesco's server for reinstalling default settings. Tesco <a
@@ -151,4 +165,6 @@
<li id="M201809260">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Honeywell's “smart” thermostats communicate
only through the company's server. They have
@@ -165,4 +181,6 @@
<li id="M201807050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Jawbone fitness tracker was tethered to a proprietary phone
app. In 2017, the company shut down and made the app stop working. <a
@@ -178,4 +196,6 @@
<li id="M201806250">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-06</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The game Metal Gear Rising for
MacOS was tethered to a server. The company <a
@@ -185,4 +205,6 @@
<li id="M201711080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Logitech will sabotage
all Harmony Link household control devices by <a
@@ -197,4 +219,6 @@
<li id="M201711010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Sony has brought back its robotic pet Aibo, this time <a
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj778v/sony-wants-to-sell-you-a-subscription-to-a-robot-dog-aibo-90s-pet";>
@@ -204,4 +228,6 @@
<li id="M201710040.1">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Canary home surveillance
camera has been sabotaged by its manufacturer, <a
@@ -218,4 +244,6 @@
<li id="M201708310">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The recent versions of Microsoft Office require the user to <a
href="https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-office-for-home-and-school-faq?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=c9c5b549-11ad-4f71-bf81-b7e069fdb372";>
@@ -226,4 +254,6 @@
<li id="M201705180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Bird and rabbit pets were implemented for Second
Life by a company that tethered their food to a server. <a
@@ -233,4 +263,6 @@
<li id="M201704120">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2017-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Anova sabotaged users' cooking devices
with a downgrade that tethered them to a remote server. <a
@@ -241,4 +273,6 @@
<li id="M201611070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-11</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>nVidia's proprietary GeForce Experience <a
href="http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2672-geforce-experience-data-transfer-analysis";>makes
@@ -248,4 +282,6 @@
<li id="M201609280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-09</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The iMessage app on iThings <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2016/09/28/apple-logs-your-imessage-contacts-and-may-share-them-with-police/";>tells
@@ -255,4 +291,6 @@
<li id="M201607280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>A half-blind security critique of a tracking app: it found that <a
href="http://www.consumerreports.org/mobile-security-software/glow-pregnancy-app-exposed-women-to-privacy-threats/";>
@@ -267,4 +305,6 @@
<li id="M201604050">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Revolv is a device that managed “smart home”
operations: switching lights, operate motion sensors, regulating
@@ -282,4 +322,6 @@
<li id="M201305100">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Adobe applications <a
href="https://www.wired.com/2013/05/adobe-creative-cloud-petition/";>
@@ -337,5 +379,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2016-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2016-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -347,5 +389,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2020/11/23 13:57:28 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
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</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-tyrants.html proprietary-tyrants.html
--- proprietary-tyrants.html 2021-01-16 05:03:25.142140820 +0000
+++ proprietary-tyrants.html 2021-01-19 05:03:01.204278123 +0000
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201607150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Microsoft accidentally left a way for users
to install GNU/Linux on Windows RT tablets, but now it has <a
@@ -82,4 +84,6 @@
<li id="M201412010">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Apple arbitrarily <a
href="http://9to5mac.com/2014/12/01/ios-8-1-signing-window-closed/";>blocks
@@ -88,4 +92,6 @@
<li id="M201403150">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2014-03</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/03/15/1912255";>
Intel processors will have tyrant software built in</a>.</p>
@@ -93,4 +99,6 @@
<li id="M201304080">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2013-04</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Motorola, then owned by Google, made <a
href="http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/04/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html";>
@@ -100,4 +108,6 @@
<li id="M201212180">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-12</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Samsung “Smart” TVs have <a
href="https://wiki.samygo.tv/index.php?title=SamyGO_for_DUMMIES#What_are_Restricted_Firmwares.3F";>
@@ -110,4 +120,6 @@
<li id="M201210020">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>Some LG TVs <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190917164647/http://openlgtv.org.ru/wiki/index.php/Achievements";>
@@ -116,4 +128,6 @@
<li id="M201205280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2012-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p>The Apple iThings are tyrant devices. There is a
port of Android to the iThings, but installing it requires <a
@@ -124,4 +138,6 @@
<li id="M201110110">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-10</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/";>
Mobile devices that come with Windows 8 are tyrants</a>.</p>
@@ -129,4 +145,6 @@
<li id="M201105070">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2011-05</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
<p><a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/sony";>The Playstation
3 is a tyrant</a>.</p>
@@ -183,5 +201,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -193,5 +211,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/23 13:57:28 $
+$Date: 2021/01/18 12:55:50 $
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</p>
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