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www/proprietary malware-microsoft.html
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From: |
Richard M. Stallman |
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Subject: |
www/proprietary malware-microsoft.html |
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Date: |
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:58:13 +0000 (UTC) |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 16/08/28 15:58:13
Modified files:
proprietary : malware-microsoft.html
Log message:
Delete lots of redundant text about spying.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.36&r2=1.37
Patches:
Index: malware-microsoft.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.36
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -b -r1.36 -r1.37
--- malware-microsoft.html 21 Aug 2016 15:31:58 -0000 1.36
+++ malware-microsoft.html 28 Aug 2016 15:58:12 -0000 1.37
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
</ul>
<h3 id="surveillance">Microsoft Surveillance</h3>
+
<ul>
<li><p>
<a
href="https://duo.com/blog/bring-your-own-dilemma-oem-laptops-and-windows-10-security";>
@@ -205,7 +206,11 @@
to snoop on the users' files, text input, voice input,
location info, contacts, calendar records and web browsing
history, as well as automatically connecting the machines to open
- hotspots and showing targeted ads.</p></li>
+ hotspots and showing targeted ads.</p>
+
+ <p>We can suppose Microsoft look at users' files for the US government on
+ demand, though the “privacy policy” does not explicit say so.
Will it
+ look at users' files for the Chinese government on demand?</p></li>
<li><p>
<a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/";>
@@ -213,33 +218,10 @@
turns off its Bing search and Cortana features, and activates the
privacy-protection settings.</p></li>
- <li><p>
- Microsoft uses Windows 10's “privacy policy” to overtly impose a
- “right” to look at users' files at any time. Windows 10 full disk
- encryption <a
href="https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/";>
- gives Microsoft a key</a>.</p>
-
- <p>Thus, Windows is overt malware in regard to surveillance,
- as in other issues.</p>
-
- <p>We can suppose Microsoft look at users' files for the US government on
- demand, though the “privacy policy” does not explicit say so.
Will it
- look at users' files for the Chinese government on demand?</p>
-
- <p>The unique “advertising ID” for each user enables other
companies to
- track the browsing of each specific user.</p>
-
- <p>It's as if Microsoft has deliberately chosen to make Windows 10
- maximally evil on every dimension; to make a grab for total power
- over anyone that doesn't drop Windows now.</p></li>
-
- <li><p><a
href="http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/microsofts-windows-10-permission-watch-every-move.html";>
- Windows 10 requires users to give permission for total snooping</a>,
- including their files, their commands, their text input, and their
- voice input.</p></li>
+ <li><p>The unique “advertising ID” for each user enables other
companies to
+ track the browsing of each specific user.</p></li>
- <li>Spyware in Windows: <a
-href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160313105805/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>
+ <li>Spyware in Windows 8: <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160313105805/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>
Windows Update snoops on the user.</a>
<a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/look-the-black-underbelly-of-windows-81-blue-222175";>
Windows 8.1 snoops on local searches.</a> And there's a
@@ -347,7 +329,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/08/21 15:31:58 $
+$Date: 2016/08/28 15:58:12 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>