www/philosophy/proprietary proprietary-surveill...

[Fabio Pesari]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Fabio Pesari <juza>     15/04/08 18:38:55

Modified files:
        philosophy/proprietary: proprietary-surveillance.html 
                                malware-mobiles.html 

Log message:
        Added QR-code reader entry [RT #1006384]

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.24&r2=1.25
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.7&r2=1.8

Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -b -r1.24 -r1.25
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       17 Feb 2015 23:19:12 -0000      1.24
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       8 Apr 2015 18:38:53 -0000       1.25
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@
       
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/</a>.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li><p>Widely used <a 
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kollarssmith/scan-this-or-scan-me-user-privacy-barcode-scanning-applications/";>proprietary
+      QR-code scanner apps snoop on the user</a>. This is in addition to
+      the snooping done by the phone company, and perhaps by the OS in the
+      phone.</p>
+
+      <p>Don't be distracted by the question of whether the app developers get
+      users to say say "I agree". That is no excuse for malware.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li><p>The Brightest Flashlight app
       <a 
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/06/android-app-50m-downloads-sent-data-advertisers";>
       sends user data, including geolocation, for use by companies.</a></p>
@@ -606,7 +615,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2015/02/17 23:19:12 $
+$Date: 2015/04/08 18:38:53 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-mobiles.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -b -r1.7 -r1.8
--- malware-mobiles.html        30 Nov 2014 15:17:58 -0000      1.7
+++ malware-mobiles.html        8 Apr 2015 18:38:54 -0000       1.8
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@
   hidden general surveillance package such as Carrier IQ.</a></p>
   </li>
 
+  <li><p>Widely used <a
+  
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kollarssmith/scan-this-or-scan-me-user-privacy-barcode-scanning-applications/";>proprietary
+  QR-code scanner apps snoop on the user</a>. This is in addition to
+  the snooping done by the phone company, and perhaps by the OS in the
+  phone.</p>
+
+  <p>Don't be distracted by the question of whether the app developers get
+  users to say say "I agree". That is no excuse for malware.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li><p><a href="/philosophy/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#samsung">
   Samsung's back door</a> provides access to any file on the system.</p>
   </li>
@@ -188,7 +198,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/11/30 15:17:58 $
+$Date: 2015/04/08 18:38:54 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>