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CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: GNUN <gnun> 17/04/17 12:29:46
Modified files:
proprietary : malware-apple.es.html malware-microsoft.es.html
malware-mobiles.es.html
proprietary-censorship.es.html
proprietary-jails.es.html proprietary.es.html
proprietary/po : malware-apple.es-en.html
malware-microsoft.es-en.html
malware-mobiles.es-en.html
proprietary-censorship.es-en.html
proprietary-jails.es-en.html
proprietary.es-en.html
Log message:
Automatic update by GNUnited Nations.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-apple.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.38&r2=1.39
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.38&r2=1.39
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-mobiles.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.16&r2=1.17
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-censorship.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.15&r2=1.16
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-jails.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.9&r2=1.10
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/malware-apple.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.32&r2=1.33
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/malware-microsoft.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.37&r2=1.38
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/malware-mobiles.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.14&r2=1.15
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/proprietary-censorship.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.13&r2=1.14
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/proprietary-jails.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.7&r2=1.8
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/po/proprietary.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.13&r2=1.14
Patches:
Index: malware-apple.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-apple.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.38
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -b -r1.38 -r1.39
--- malware-apple.es.html 23 Mar 2017 09:29:31 -0000 1.38
+++ malware-apple.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.39
@@ -198,6 +198,20 @@
<ul>
<li>
+ <p>El iPhone 7 contiene DRM especÃficamente designado para <a
+href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock";>
+dejarlo inutilizable si lo arregla un taller de reparaciones «no
+autorizado»</a>. «No autorizado» significa básicamente cualquiera que no
sea
+Apple.</p>
+
+ <p>El artÃculo emplea el término «candado» para describir el DRM, pero
nosotros
+preferimos utilizar el término <a
+href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks";>esposas
+digitales</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
+
+ <li>
<p>El programa cliente de Apple Music <a
href="https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/";>escanea
el sistema de archivos del usuario en busca de archivos de música y, después
@@ -517,7 +531,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/03/23 09:29:31 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
Index: malware-microsoft.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.38
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -b -r1.38 -r1.39
--- malware-microsoft.es.html 29 Mar 2017 08:59:08 -0000 1.38
+++ malware-microsoft.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.39
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@
Microsoft que perjudican a los usuarios de software especÃfico de
Microsoft.</p>
<ul>
+ <li><p> Microsoft <a
+href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/";>ha
+dejado de dar mantenimiento para Windows 7 y 8 en los procesadores más
+recientes</a> de forma apresurada.</p>
+ <p>No importa lo legÃtimas que pudieran ser las razones de Microsoft para
no
+hacer ese trabajo de mantenimiento. Si ellos no quieren hacer el trabajo,
+deberÃan permitir que los usuarios lo hicieran.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li>
<p>Microsoft has hecho que Windows 7 y 8 dejen de funcionar en ciertos
nuevos
ordenadores, <a
@@ -496,7 +505,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/03/29 08:59:08 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
Index: malware-mobiles.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-mobiles.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -b -r1.16 -r1.17
--- malware-mobiles.es.html 23 Mar 2017 09:29:31 -0000 1.16
+++ malware-mobiles.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.17
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@
<h3 id="insecurity">Inseguridad en los móviles</h3>
<ul>
+
+<li>
+ <p>Muchos dispositivos Android <a
+href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/wide-range-of-android-phones-vulnerable-to-device-hijacks-over-wi-fi/";>
+pueden ser pirateados a través de sus chips Wi-Fi</a> debido a un fallo en
+el <cite>firmware</cite> no libre de Broadcom.</p>
+</li>
+
<li>
<p>Los teléfonos de Samsung <a
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sms-exploitable-bug-in-samsung-galaxy-phones-can-be-used-for-ransomware-attacks/";>tienen
@@ -149,6 +157,59 @@
<h3 id="surveillance">Vigilancia en los móviles</h3>
<ul>
+<li>
+ <p>Puede haber colusión entre pares de aplicaciones de Android para
transmitir
+datos personales de los usuarios a los servidores. <a
+href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/when-apps-collude-to-steal-your-data/522177/";>Una
+investigación ha descubierto decenas de miles de pares de aplicaciones que
+coluden.</a></p>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<p>Google Play envÃa intencionalmente a los desarrolladores de las
aplicaciones
+<a
+href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-store-policy-raises-privacy-concerns-331116";>
+datos personales de los usuarios que instalan la aplicación</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Pedir el «consentimiento» de los usuarios no es suficiente para legitimar
+acciones como esta. Llegados a ese punto, la mayorÃa de los usuarios ya han
+dejado de leer lo «Términos y condiciones» que detallan lo que estos están
+«consintiendo». Google deberÃa indicar clara y honestamente la información
+que recoge de los usuarios, en lugar de ocultarlo en un Contrato de Licencia
+de Usuario Final redactado de forma enrevesada.</p>
+
+<p>De todos modos, para proteger de verdad la privacidad de la gente, lo que
+tenemos que hacer en primer lugar es evitar que Google y otras compañÃas
+obtengan esta información personal.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+ <p>Google Play (un componente de 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";>
+rastrea los movimientos de los usuarios sin su permiso</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>Aun cuando deshabilite Google Maps y el seguimiento de ubicaciones, para
+detener por completo el rastreo es necesario deshabilitar el propio Google
+Play. Este es otro ejemplo de software no libre que aparenta obedecer al
+usuario cuando en realidad hace algo muy distinto. Algo asà serÃa
+prácticamente impensable con software libre.</p>
+
+</li>
+<li>
+ <p>Verizon <a
+href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/03/30/0112259/verizon-to-force-appflash-spyware-on-android-phones";>
+ha anunciado una aplicación privativa opcional de búsqueda que
+preinstalará</a> en algunos de sus teléfonos. La aplicación dará a Verizon
+la misma información acerca de las búsquedas del usuario que Google obtiene
+normalmente cuando se utiliza su motor de búsqueda.</p>
+
+ <p>Actualmente la aplicación <a
+href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/update-verizons-appflash-pre-installed-spyware-still-spyware";>
+se está preinstalando solo en un teléfono</a>, y el usuario ha de dar
+explÃcitamente su consentimiento antes de que la aplicación entre en
+funcionamiento. No obstante, la aplicación es software espÃa, y un software
+espÃa «optativo» sigue siendo software espÃa.</p>
+</li>
<li><p>La aplicación para la edición de fotos Meitu <a
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/01/21/popular-selfie-app-sending-user-data-to-china-researchers-say/";>envÃa
datos del usuario a una compañÃa china</a>.</p></li>
@@ -246,6 +307,19 @@
<h3 id="drm">DRM en los móviles</h3>
<ul>
+ <li>
+ <p>El iPhone 7 contiene DRM especÃficamente designado para <a
+href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock";>
+dejarlo inutilizable si lo arregla un taller de reparaciones «no
+autorizado»</a>. «No autorizado» significa básicamente cualquiera que no
sea
+Apple.</p>
+
+ <p>El artÃculo emplea el término «candado» para describir el DRM, pero
nosotros
+preferimos utilizar el término <a
+href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks";>esposas
+digitales</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li><p>Android <a
href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html";>dispone
de funcionalidades especiales para gestionar el DRM</a>.</p>
@@ -344,7 +418,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/03/23 09:29:31 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
Index: proprietary-censorship.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-censorship.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -b -r1.15 -r1.16
--- proprietary-censorship.es.html 2 Feb 2017 09:59:01 -0000 1.15
+++ proprietary-censorship.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.16
@@ -28,79 +28,17 @@
imponga la censura deberÃa estar prohibido por ley, pero no es asÃ.</p>
<ul>
-<li><p>
-Google <a
-href="https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/why-is-google-blocking-this-ad-blocker-on-chrome/";>censura
-extensiones para Chrome</a>.</p>
-</li>
-
-<li><p>
-Apple utilizó su sistema de censura para imponer la censura de Rusia <a
-href="http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0";>bloqueando
-la distribución de la aplicación de LinkedIn en ese paÃs</a>.</p>
-
-<p>Esto resulta irónico, ya que LinkedIn es por sà mismo un sistema de
-vigilancia. Mientras somete a los usuarios a su propia vigilancia, trata de
-protegerlos de la vigilancia de Rusia, sometiéndose asà a la censura
rusa.</p>
-
-<p>De todos modos, la cuestión aquà es lo injusto de la censura de Apple
sobre
-sus aplicaciones.</p>
-</li>
- <li><p>
-Apple utilizó su sistema de censura para imponer la censura de China <a
-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china";>bloqueando
-la distribución de la aplicación del New York Times</a>.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>
-Apple censura juegos, <a
-href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>excluyendo
-algunos de la App Store</a>debido a los puntos de vista polÃticos que
-sugieren. Al parecer, unas opiniones polÃticas son aceptables y otras no.</p>
+ <li><p>Google <a
+href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0316/Google-Family-Link-gives-parents-a-way-to-monitor-preteens-accounts";>
+ofrece software de censura</a>, supuestamente para que los padres lo
+instalen en los ordenadores de sus hijos.</p>
</li>
<li><p>
-Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>excluyó un
-programa de la App Store</a> porque sus desarrolladores cometieron la
-atrocidad de desmontar algunas iCosas.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><p>
-Apple rechazó una aplicación que mostraba las localizaciones de los
-asesinatos cometidos por drones estadounidenses, ofreciendo varias
-excusas. Cada vez que los desarrolladores arreglaban un «problema», Apple
-señalaba otro. Tras el quinto rechazo de la aplicación, Apple <a
-href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes/";>admitió
-que la estaba censurando debido al asunto del que trataba</a>.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><p>
-Desde 2015, Apple <a
-href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights";>excluye
-sistemáticamente las aplicaciones que apoyan el derecho al aborto o
-ayudarÃan a las mujeres que quisieran abortar</a>.</p>
-
-<p>
-Este particular sesgo polÃtico <a
-href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions";>
-afecta a otros servicios de Apple</a>.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><p>
-<a
-href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>Google
-impide la instalación del bloqueador de anuncios de Samsung,</a>
-argumentando que bloquear anuncios es una «intromisión» en los sitios que
-anuncian (y vigilan a los usuarios por medio de esos anuncios).</p>
-
-<p>El bloqueador de anuncios es software privativo, al igual que el programa
-(Google Play) que Google ha utilizado para impedir su instalación. Utilizar
-un programa que no es libre concede a su propietario poder sobre usted, y
-Google ha ejercido ese poder.</p>
-
-<p>La censura de Google, a diferencia de la de Apple o Microsoft, no es total:
-Android permite a los usuarios instalar aplicaciones de otros modos. Usted
-puede instalar programas libres a través de f-droid.org.</p>
+Google <a
+href="https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/why-is-google-blocking-this-ad-blocker-on-chrome/";>censura
+extensiones para Chrome</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>
@@ -187,7 +125,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/02/02 09:59:01 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
Index: proprietary-jails.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-jails.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -b -r1.9 -r1.10
--- proprietary-jails.es.html 9 Jan 2017 10:28:44 -0000 1.9
+++ proprietary-jails.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.10
@@ -36,6 +36,75 @@
<ul>
+<li><p>
+Apple utilizó su sistema de censura para imponer la censura de Rusia <a
+href="http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0";>bloqueando
+la distribución de la aplicación de LinkedIn en ese paÃs</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Esto resulta irónico, ya que LinkedIn es por sà mismo un sistema de
+vigilancia. Mientras somete a los usuarios a su propia vigilancia, trata de
+protegerlos de la vigilancia de Rusia, sometiéndose asà a la censura
rusa.</p>
+
+<p>De todos modos, la cuestión aquà es lo injusto de la censura de Apple
sobre
+sus aplicaciones.</p>
+</li>
+
+ <li><p>
+Apple utilizó su sistema de censura para imponer la censura de China <a
+href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china";>bloqueando
+la distribución de la aplicación del New York Times</a>.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>
+Apple censura juegos, <a
+href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>excluyendo
+algunos de la App Store</a>debido a los puntos de vista polÃticos que
+sugieren. Al parecer, unas opiniones polÃticas son aceptables y otras no.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li><p>
+Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>excluyó un
+programa de la App Store</a> porque sus desarrolladores cometieron la
+atrocidad de desmontar algunas iCosas.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><p>
+Apple rechazó una aplicación que mostraba las localizaciones de los
+asesinatos cometidos por drones estadounidenses, ofreciendo varias
+excusas. Cada vez que los desarrolladores arreglaban un «problema», Apple
+señalaba otro. Tras el quinto rechazo de la aplicación, Apple <a
+href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes/";>admitió
+que la estaba censurando debido al asunto del que trataba</a>.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><p>
+Desde 2015, Apple <a
+href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights";>excluye
+sistemáticamente las aplicaciones que apoyan el derecho al aborto o
+ayudarÃan a las mujeres que quisieran abortar</a>.</p>
+
+<p>
+Este particular sesgo polÃtico <a
+href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions";>
+afecta a otros servicios de Apple</a>.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><p>
+<a
+href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>Google
+censuró la instalación del bloqueador de anuncios de Samsung,</a> alegando
+que bloquear anuncios es «interferir» con los sitios que anuncian (y vigilan
+a los usuarios por medio de los anuncios).</p>
+
+<p>El bloqueador de anuncios es software privativo, al igual que el programa
+(Google Play) que Google utiliza para impedir su instalación. Utilizar un
+programa que no es libre otorga a su propietario poder sobre el usuario, y
+Google ejerce ese poder.</p>
+
+<p>La censura de Google, a diferencia de la de Apple y Microsoft, no es total:
+Android permite a los usuarios instalar aplicaciones de otras formas. Es
+posible instalar programas libres desde f-droid.org.</p>
+</li>
+
<li>
<p><a
href="http://boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-yo.html";>
@@ -182,7 +251,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/01/09 10:28:44 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
Index: proprietary.es.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.es.html,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -b -r1.17 -r1.18
--- proprietary.es.html 23 Mar 2017 09:29:31 -0000 1.17
+++ proprietary.es.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.18
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
una práctica habitual. El software privativo moderno es una manera habitual
de ser engañado.</p>
-<p>Hasta enero de 2017, los archivos de este directorio ofrecen una lista de
-alrededor de 260 ejemplos de funcionalidades maliciosas, pero seguramente
+<p>Hasta abril de 2017, los archivos de este directorio ofrecen una lista de
+alrededor de 300 ejemplos de funcionalidades maliciosas, pero seguramente
hay miles más que desconocemos.</p>
<div class="toc">
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
Apple</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html">El <cite>malware</cite> de
Microsoft</a></li>
+ <li><a href="/proprietary/malware-google.html">El <cite>malware</cite>
de
+Google</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-adobe.html">El <cite>malware</cite> de
Adobe</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-amazon.html"><cite>Malware</cite> de
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ãltima actualización:
-$Date: 2017/03/23 09:29:31 $
+$Date: 2017/04/17 16:29:46 $
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</p>
Index: po/malware-apple.es-en.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/po/malware-apple.es-en.html,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -b -r1.32 -r1.33
--- po/malware-apple.es-en.html 23 Mar 2017 09:29:32 -0000 1.32
+++ po/malware-apple.es-en.html 17 Apr 2017 16:29:46 -0000 1.33
@@ -180,6 +180,19 @@
<ul>
<li>
+ <p>The iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a
+
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock";>
+ brick it if an “unauthorized” repair shop fixes it</a>.
+ “Unauthorized” essentially means anyone besides Apple.</p>
+
+ <p>The article uses the term “lock” to describe the DRM,
+ but we prefer to use the term <a
+ href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks";>
+ digital handcuffs</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
+
+ <li>
<p>The Apple Music client
program <a
href="https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/";>scans
the user's file system for music files, copies them to an Apple
@@ -464,7 +477,7 @@
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@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@
actions that harm to the users of specific Microsoft software.</p>
<ul>
+ <li><p> Microsoft
+ <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/";>
+ has dropped support for Windows 7 and 8 on recent processors</a>
+ in a big hurry.</p>
+ <p>It makes no difference what legitimate reasons Microsoft might
+ have for not doing work to support them. If it doesn't want to
+ do this work, it should let users do the work.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li>
<p>Microsoft has made Windows 7 and 8 cease to function on certain
new computers,
@@ -436,7 +445,7 @@
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@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@
<h3 id="insecurity">Mobile Insecurity</h3>
<ul>
+
+<li>
+ <p>Many Android devices <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/wide-range-of-android-phones-vulnerable-to-device-hijacks-over-wi-fi/";>
+ can be hijacked through their Wi-Fi chips</a> because of a bug in
+ Broadcom's non-free firmware.</p>
+</li>
+
<li>
<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
@@ -130,6 +137,54 @@
<h3 id="surveillance">Mobile Surveillance</h3>
<ul>
+<li>
+ <p>Pairs of Android apps can collude to transmit users' personal data
+ to servers. <a
href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/when-apps-collude-to-steal-your-data/522177/";>A
study found
+ tens of thousands of pairs that collude.</a></p>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<p>Google Play intentionally sends app developers <a
+href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-store-policy-raises-privacy-concerns-331116";>
+the personal details of users that install the app</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Merely asking the “consent” of users is not enough
+to legitimize actions like this. At this point, most users have
+stopped reading the “Terms and Conditions” that spell out
+what they are “consenting” to. Google should clearly
+and honestly identify the information it collects on users, instead
+of hiding it in an obscurely worded EULA.</p>
+
+<p>However, to truly protect people's privacy, we must prevent Google
+and other companies from getting this personal information in the first
+place!</p>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+ <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";>
+ tracks the users' movements without their permission</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>Even if you disable Google Maps and location tracking, you must
+ disable Google Play itself to completely stop the tracking. This is
+ yet another example of nonfree software pretending to obey the user,
+ when it's actually doing something else. Such a thing would be almost
+ unthinkable with free software.</p>
+
+</li>
+<li>
+ <p>Verizon <a
href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/03/30/0112259/verizon-to-force-appflash-spyware-on-android-phones";>
+ announced an opt-in proprietary search app that it will</a>
+ pre-install on some of its phones. The app will give Verizon the same
+ information about the users' searches that Google normally gets when
+ they use its search engine.</p>
+
+ <p>Currently, the app is <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/update-verizons-appflash-pre-installed-spyware-still-spyware";>
+ being pre-installed on only one phone</a>, and the
+ user must explicitly opt-in before the app takes effect. However, the
+ app remains spyware—an “optional” piece of spyware is
+ still spyware.</p>
+</li>
<li><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
user data to a Chinese company</a>.</p></li>
@@ -222,6 +277,18 @@
<h3 id="drm">Mobile DRM</h3>
<ul>
+ <li>
+ <p>The iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a
+
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock";>
+ brick it if an “unauthorized” repair shop fixes it</a>.
+ “Unauthorized” essentially means anyone besides Apple.</p>
+
+ <p>The article uses the term “lock” to describe the DRM,
+ but we prefer to use the term <a
+ href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks";>
+ digital handcuffs</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li><p>Android <a
href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html";>contains
facilities specifically to support DRM</a>.</p>
</li>
@@ -301,7 +368,7 @@
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1.13
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@@ -23,77 +23,16 @@
isn't.</p>
<ul>
-<li><p>
-Google <a
href="https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/why-is-google-blocking-this-ad-blocker-on-chrome/";>censors
-add-ons for Chrome</a>.</p>
-</li>
-
-<li><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";>
-by blocking distribution of the LinkedIn app in Russia</a>.</p>
-
-<p>This is ironic because LinkedIn is a surveillance system
-itself. While subjecting its users to its own surveillance, it tries
-to protect its users from Russian surveillance, and is therefore
-subject to Russian censorship.</p>
-
-<p>However, the point here is the wrong of Apple's censorship of
-apps.</p>
-</li>
- <li><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";>by
-blocking distribution of the New York Times app</a>.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>
-Apple censors
-games, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>banning
-some games from the cr…app store</a> because of which political
-points they suggest. Some political points are apparently considered
-acceptable.</p>
+ <li><p>Google
+ <a
href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0316/Google-Family-Link-gives-parents-a-way-to-monitor-preteens-accounts";>
+ offers censorship software</a>, ostensibly for parents to put into
+ their children's computers.</p>
</li>
<li><p>
-Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>
-banned a program from the App Store</a> because its developers
-committed the enormity of disassembling some iThings.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><p>
-Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations of US drone
-assassinations, giving various excuses. Each time the developers
-fixed one “problem”, Apple complained about another.
-After the fifth rejection,
-Apple <a
href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes/";>admitted
-it was censoring the app based on the subject matter</a>.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><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";>systematically
bans apps that endorse abortion
-rights or would help women find abortions</a>.</p>
-
-<p>
-This particular political slant <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions";>
-affects other Apple services</a>.
-</p></li>
-
-<li><p>
-<a
-href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>Google
-censored installation of Samsung's ad-blocker,</a> saying that
-blocking ads is “interference” with the sites that
-advertise (and surveil users through ads).</p>
-
-<p>The ad-blocker is proprietary software, just like the program (Google
-Play) that Google used to deny access to install it. Using a nonfree program
-gives the owner power over you, and Google has exercised that power.</p>
-
-<p>Google's censorship, unlike that of Apple and Microsoft, is not total:
-Android allows users to install apps in other ways. You can install
-free programs from f-droid.org.</p>
+Google <a
href="https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/why-is-google-blocking-this-ad-blocker-on-chrome/";>censors
+add-ons for Chrome</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>
@@ -163,7 +102,7 @@
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@@ -28,6 +28,74 @@
<ul>
+<li><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";>
+by blocking distribution of the LinkedIn app in Russia</a>.</p>
+
+<p>This is ironic because LinkedIn is a surveillance system
+itself. While subjecting its users to its own surveillance, it tries
+to protect its users from Russian surveillance, and is therefore
+subject to Russian censorship.</p>
+
+<p>However, the point here is the wrong of Apple's censorship of
+apps.</p>
+</li>
+
+ <li><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";>by
+blocking distribution of the New York Times app</a>.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>
+Apple censors
+games, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game";>banning
+some games from the cr…app store</a> because of which political
+points they suggest. Some political points are apparently considered
+acceptable.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li><p>
+Apple <a href="http://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/";>
+banned a program from the App Store</a> because its developers
+committed the enormity of disassembling some iThings.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><p>
+Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations of US drone
+assassinations, giving various excuses. Each time the developers
+fixed one “problem”, Apple complained about another.
+After the fifth rejection,
+Apple <a
href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes/";>admitted
+it was censoring the app based on the subject matter</a>.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><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";>systematically
bans apps that endorse abortion
+rights or would help women find abortions</a>.</p>
+
+<p>
+This particular political slant <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions";>
+affects other Apple services</a>.
+</p></li>
+
+<li><p>
+<a
+href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones";>Google
+censored installation of Samsung's ad-blocker,</a> saying that
+blocking ads is “interference” with the sites that
+advertise (and surveil users through ads).</p>
+
+<p>The ad-blocker is proprietary software, just like the program (Google
+Play) that Google used to deny access to install it. Using a nonfree program
+gives the owner power over you, and Google has exercised that power.</p>
+
+<p>Google's censorship, unlike that of Apple and Microsoft, is not total:
+Android allows users to install apps in other ways. You can install
+free programs from f-droid.org.</p>
+</li>
+
<li>
<p><a
href="http://boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-yo.html";>
iOS, the operating system of the Apple iThings, is the prototype of a
@@ -151,7 +219,7 @@
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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
it is standard practice. Modern proprietary software is typically
a way to be had.</p>
-<p>As of January, 2017, the files in this directory list around 260
+<p>As of April, 2017, the files in this directory list around 300
instances of malicious functionalities, but there are surely thousands
more we don't know about.</p>
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
<ul>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-apple.html">Apple Malware</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html">Microsoft Malware</a></li>
+ <li><a href="/proprietary/malware-google.html">Google Malware</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-adobe.html">Adobe Malware</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-amazon.html">Amazon Malware</a></li>
<li><a href="/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html">Malware in mobile
devices</a></li>
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
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