www/proprietary malware-kindle-swindle.html

[Félicien PILLOT]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Félicien PILLOT <felandral>     17/02/15 04:43:33

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-kindle-swindle.html 

Log message:
        [#1193185] Add a new section "Other Amazon Products" containing item 
about Amazon Echo

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-kindle-swindle.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.12&r2=1.13

Patches:
Index: malware-kindle-swindle.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-kindle-swindle.html,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -b -r1.12 -r1.13
--- malware-kindle-swindle.html 1 Jan 2017 05:25:40 -0000       1.12
+++ malware-kindle-swindle.html 15 Feb 2017 09:43:33 -0000      1.13
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 because it has <a href="/philosophy/proprietary-drm.html">Digital restrictions
 management (DRM)</a>  and <a href="/philosophy/ebooks.html">
 other malicious functionalities</a>.</p>
+<p>This page focuses on the Amazon Swindle but covers other Amazon products 
too.</p>
 
 <div class="highlight-para">
 <p>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 <div class="malfunctions">
 <ul>
 <li><strong>Type&nbsp;of malware</strong></li>
-<li><a href="#back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
+<li><a href="#swindle-back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
 <!--<li><a href="#censorship">Censorship</a></li>-->
 <!--<li><a href="#insecurity">Insecurity</a></li>-->
 <!--<li><a href="#sabotage">Sabotage</a></li>-->
@@ -53,11 +54,13 @@
 <!--<li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a>&mdash;systems
     that reject any operating system not &ldquo;authorized&rdquo; by the
     manufacturer.</li>-->
+<li><strong>Other Amazon Products</strong></li>
+<li><a href="#echo-back-doors">Amazon Echo Back Doors</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </div>
 
-<h3 id="back-doors">Amazon Kindle Swindle Back Doors</h3>
+<h3 id="swindle-back-doors">Amazon Kindle Swindle Back Doors</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>
 <p>The Amazon Kindle-Swindle has a back door that has been used to
@@ -101,6 +104,19 @@
   facts.</p></li>
 </ul>
 
+<h2>Other Amazon Products</h2>
+
+<h3 id="echo-back-doors">Amazon Echo Back Doors</h3>
+<ul>
+    <li><p>The Amazon Echo appears to have a universal back door, since
+      <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo#Software_updates";>
+      it installs &ldquo;updates&rdquo; automatically</a>.</p>
+    <p>We have found nothing explicitly documenting the lack of any way to
+      disable remote changes to the software, so we are not completely sure
+      there isn't one, but it seems pretty clear.</p>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
 </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
 <div id="footer">
@@ -158,7 +174,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/01/01 05:25:40 $
+$Date: 2017/02/15 09:43:33 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>