www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html p...

[Fabio Pesari]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Fabio Pesari <fabiop>   15/10/17 08:07:57

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-surveillance.html 
                         proprietary-sabotage.html 

Log message:
        Added Lenovo entry and Low Level spyware [RT #1049821]

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.19&r2=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.10&r2=1.11

Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       1 Oct 2015 13:34:46 -0000       1.19
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       17 Oct 2015 08:07:55 -0000      1.20
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
     <li><a href="#SpywareInToys">Spyware in Toys</a></li>
       </ul>
     </li>
+    <li><a href="#SpywareAtLowLevel">Spyware at Low Level</a></li>
+      <ul>
+    <li><a href="#SpywareInBIOS">Spyware in BIOS</a></li>
+    <!-- <li><a href="#SpywareInFirmware">Spyware in Firmware</a></li> -->
+      </ul>
     <li><a href="#SpywareAtWork">Spyware at Work</a>
       <ul>
     <li><a href="#SpywareInSkype">Spyware in Skype</a></li>
@@ -448,6 +453,32 @@
 </ul>
 
 
+<!-- #SpywareAtLowLevel -->
+<!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
+
+<div class="big-section">
+  <h3 id="SpywareAtLowLevel">Spyware at Low Level</h3>
+  <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#SpywareAtLowLevel">#SpywareAtLowLevel</a>)</span>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
+
+
+<div class="big-subsection">
+  <h4 id="SpywareInBIOS">Spyware in BIOS</h4>
+  <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#SpywareInBIOS">#SpywareInBIOS</a>)</span>
+</div>
+
+<ul>
+<li><p>
+<a 
href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
+Lenovo stealthily installed crapware and spyware via BIOS</a> on Windows 
installs.
+Note that the specific sabotage method Lenovo used did not affect
+GNU/Linux; also, a &ldquo;clean&rdquo; Windows install is not really
+clean since <a href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html">Microsoft
+puts in its own malware</a>.
+</p></li>
+</ul>
+
 <!-- #SpywareAtWork -->
 <!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
 
@@ -733,7 +764,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2015/10/01 13:34:46 $
+$Date: 2015/10/17 08:07:55 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-sabotage.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -b -r1.10 -r1.11
--- proprietary-sabotage.html   12 Oct 2015 07:24:07 -0000      1.10
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html   17 Oct 2015 08:07:56 -0000      1.11
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 
 <ul>
 <li><p>
-Lenovo <a 
href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
-has sabotaged the BIOS of the machines they sell</a> to make
-sure their
-spyware is present on every Windows system that is installed on them -
-even after formatting the disks.
+<a 
href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
+Lenovo stealthily installed crapware and spyware via BIOS</a> on Windows 
installs.
+Note that the specific sabotage method Lenovo used did not affect
+GNU/Linux; also, a &ldquo;clean&rdquo; Windows install is not really
+clean since <a href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html">Microsoft
+puts in its own malware</a>.
 </p></li>
 
 <li><p>
@@ -25,14 +26,6 @@
 repeatedly nagging many users to install Windows 10</a>.
 </p></li>
 
-<li><p>
-<a 
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150812/11395231925/lenovo-busted-stealthily-installing-crapware-via-bios-fresh-windows-installs.shtml";>
-Lenovo stealthily installed crapware via BIOS</a> on Windows installs.
-Note that the specific sabotage method Lenovo used did not affect
-GNU/Linux; also, a &ldquo;clean&rdquo; Windows install is not really
-clean since <a href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html">Microsoft
-puts in its own malware</a>.</p></li>
-
 <li><p>Vizio
 <a href="http://boingboing.net/2015/04/30/telescreen-watch-vizio-adds-s.html";>
 used a firmware &ldquo;upgrade&rdquo; to make its TVs snoop on what users 
watch</a>.
@@ -216,7 +209,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2015/10/12 07:24:07 $
+$Date: 2015/10/17 08:07:56 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>