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From: |
Félicien PILLOT |
Subject: |
www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html |
Date: |
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 05:45:55 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: FĂ©licien PILLOT <felandral> 17/07/12 05:45:55
Modified files:
proprietary : proprietary-surveillance.html
Log message:
[#1223763] Add new item and reorganize sections
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.142&r2=1.143
Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.142
retrieving revision 1.143
diff -u -b -r1.142 -r1.143
--- proprietary-surveillance.html 4 Jul 2017 05:47:25 -0000 1.142
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 12 Jul 2017 09:45:55 -0000 1.143
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
<li><a href="#SpywareIniThings">Spyware in iThings</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInTelephones">Spyware in Telephones</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInMobileApps">Spyware in Mobile Applications</a></li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareInGames">Spyware in Games</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInToys">Spyware in Toys</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
+ <li><a href="#SpywareOnSmartWatches">Spyware on Smart Watches</a>
<li><a href="#SpywareAtLowLevel">Spyware at Low Level</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInBIOS">Spyware in BIOS</a></li>
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
<li><a href="#SpywareInTVSets">Spyware in TV Sets</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareAtPlay">Spyware at Play</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#SpywareInGames">Spyware in Games</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#SpywareInRecreation">Spyware in Recreation</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareOnTheWeb">Spyware on the Web</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInChrome">Spyware in Chrome</a></li>
@@ -320,16 +321,6 @@
<ul>
<li>
- <p>A very cheap “smart watch” comes with an Android
- app <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/02/chinese_backdoor_found_in_ebays_popular_cheap_smart_watch/">that
- connects to an unidentified site in China</a>.</p>
-
- <p>The article says this is a back door, but that could be a
- misunderstanding. However, it is certainly surveillance, at
- least.</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
<p>A
<a
href="https://research.csiro.au/ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2016/08/paper-1.pdf">
research paper</a> that investigated the privacy and security
@@ -778,30 +769,6 @@
</li>
</ul>
-
-<div class="big-subsection">
- <h4 id="SpywareInGames">Spyware in Games</h4>
- <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a
href="#SpywareInGames">#SpywareInGames</a>)</span>
-</div>
-
-<ul>
- <li><p>nVidia's proprietary GeForce Experience <a
href="http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2672-geforce-experience-data-transfer-analysis">makes
- users identify themselves and then sends personal data about them to
- nVidia servers</a>.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li><p>Angry Birds
- <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-phone-apps-for-personal-data.html">
- spies for companies, and the NSA takes advantage to spy through it
too</a>.
- Here's information on
- <a
href="http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html">
- more spyware apps</a>.</p>
- <p><a
href="http://www.propublica.org/article/spy-agencies-probe-angry-birds-and-other-apps-for-personal-data">
- More about NSA app spying</a>.</p>
- </li>
-</ul>
-
-
<div class="big-subsection">
<h4 id="SpywareInToys">Spyware in Toys</h4>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a
href="#SpywareInToys">#SpywareInToys</a>)</span>
@@ -864,6 +831,33 @@
</ul>
+<!-- #SpywareOnSmartWatches -->
+<!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
+
+<div class="big-section">
+ <h3 id="SpywareOnSmartWatches">Spyware on “Smart” Watches</h3>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
+ (<a href="#SpywareOnSmartWatches">#SpywareOnSmartWatches</a>)</span>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <p>An LG “smart” watch is designed
+ <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/09/lg-kizon-smart-watch_n_5570234.html">
+ to report its location to someone else and to transmit
+ conversations too</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>A very cheap “smart watch” comes with an Android app
+ <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/02/chinese_backdoor_found_in_ebays_popular_cheap_smart_watch/">
+ that connects to an unidentified site in China</a>.</p>
+ <p>The article says this is a back door, but that could be a
+ misunderstanding. However, it is certainly surveillance, at
+ least.</p>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
<!-- #SpywareAtLowLevel -->
<!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
@@ -1164,28 +1158,28 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<!-- #SpywareAtPlay -->
+<!-- #SpywareInGames -->
<div class="big-section">
- <h3 id="SpywareAtPlay">Spyware at Play</h3>
- <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a
href="#SpywareAtPlay">#SpywareAtPlay</a>)</span>
+ <h3 id="SpywareInGames">Spyware in Games</h3>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a
href="#SpywareInGames">#SpywareInGames</a>)</span>
</div>
<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<ul>
-<li><p>Users are suing Bose for <a
-href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/">
-distributing a spyware app for its headphones</a>.
-Specifically, the app would record the names of the audio files
-users listen to along with the headphone's unique serial number.
-</p>
+ <li><p>nVidia's proprietary GeForce Experience <a
href="http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2672-geforce-experience-data-transfer-analysis">makes
+ users identify themselves and then sends personal data about them to
+ nVidia servers</a>.</p>
+ </li>
-<p>The suit accuses that this was done without the users' consent.
-If the fine print of the app said that users gave consent for this,
-would that make it acceptable? No way! It should be flat out
-<a href="/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html">
-illegal to design the app to snoop at all</a>.
-</p>
-</li>
+ <li><p>Angry Birds
+ <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-phone-apps-for-personal-data.html">
+ spies for companies, and the NSA takes advantage to spy through it
too</a>.
+ Here's information on
+ <a
href="http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html">
+ more spyware apps</a>.</p>
+ <p><a
href="http://www.propublica.org/article/spy-agencies-probe-angry-birds-and-other-apps-for-personal-data">
+ More about NSA app spying</a>.</p>
+ </li>
<li><p>Many
<a
href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/12/29/how-much-data-are-video-games-collecting-about-you.html/">
@@ -1214,6 +1208,30 @@
</li>
</ul>
+<!-- #SpywareAtRecreation -->
+<div class="big-section">
+ <h3 id="SpywareAtRecreation">Spyware at Recreation</h3>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
+ (<a href="#SpywareAtRecreation">#SpywareAtRecreation</a>)</span>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><p>Users are suing Bose for
+ <a
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/">
+ distributing a spyware app for its headphones</a>.
+ Specifically, the app would record the names of the audio files
+ users listen to along with the headphone's unique serial number.
+ </p>
+ <p>The suit accuses that this was done without the users' consent.
+ If the fine print of the app said that users gave consent for this,
+ would that make it acceptable? No way! It should be flat out
+ <a href="/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html">
+ illegal to design the app to snoop at all</a>.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
<!-- #SpywareOnTheWeb -->
<div class="big-section">
@@ -1431,7 +1449,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/07/04 05:47:25 $
+$Date: 2017/07/12 09:45:55 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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