www/proprietary proprietary-insecurity.html pro...

[Atul Murali]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Atul Murali <atulm>     17/06/16 02:08:04

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-insecurity.html 
                         proprietary-back-doors.html 

Log message:
        [#1218986] Add Internet-camera backdoor.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.61&r2=1.62
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.44&r2=1.45

Patches:
Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.61
retrieving revision 1.62
diff -u -b -r1.61 -r1.62
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 11 Jun 2017 23:57:26 -0000      1.61
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 16 Jun 2017 06:08:04 -0000      1.62
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
 
 <ul>
 <li>
-  <p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras are tremendously insecure.
-  They have login accounts with hard-coded passwords, which can't be
-  changed, and <a 
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/";>there
 is no way to
-  delete these accounts either</a>.</p>
+  <p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras <a 
href="/home/atul/Projects/GNU/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#InternetCameraBackDoor">have
 backdoors</a>.
+
+  <p>That is a malicious functionality, but in addition it is a gross
+  insecurity since anyone, including malicious crackers, <a 
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/";>can
 find those accounts and use them to get into
+  users' cameras</a>.</p>
+
 </li>
 
 <li>
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/06/11 23:57:26 $
+$Date: 2017/06/16 06:08:04 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-back-doors.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -b -r1.44 -r1.45
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 9 Mar 2017 23:58:09 -0000       1.44
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 16 Jun 2017 06:08:04 -0000      1.45
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
 <!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
 <ul>
   <li>
+    <p id="InternetCameraBackDoor">Many models of Internet-connected
+    cameras contain a glaring backdoor &ndash; they have login accounts
+    with hard-coded passwords, which can't be changed, and <a 
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/";>there
 is no way to delete these accounts either</a>.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>Since these accounts with hard-coded passwords are impossible to
+    delete, this problem is not merely an insecurity; it amounts to a
+    backdoor that can be used by the manufacturer (and government) to
+    spy on users.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
     <p>Vizio &ldquo;smart&rdquo;
     TVs <a 
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen";>have
     a universal back door</a>.</p>
@@ -383,7 +395,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/03/09 23:58:09 $
+$Date: 2017/06/16 06:08:04 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>