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

[rsiddharth]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     rsiddharth <rsd>        16/05/01 15:49:01

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-insecurity.html 
                         proprietary-surveillance.html 

Log message:
        [RT#1104045] Add Nissan proprietary-insecurity and 
proprietary-surveillance

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.26&r2=1.27
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.52&r2=1.53

Patches:
Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -b -r1.26 -r1.27
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 23 Apr 2016 18:08:29 -0000      1.26
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 1 May 2016 15:48:59 -0000       1.27
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@
 <ul>
 <li>
 <p>
+The Nissan Leaf has a built-in cell phone modem which allows
+effectively
+anyone <a 
href="https://www.troyhunt.com/controlling-vehicle-features-of-nissan/";>to
+access its computers remotely and make changes in various
+settings</a>.</p>
+
+<p>That's easy to do because the system has no authentication when
+accessed through the modem. However, even if it asked for
+authentication, you couldn't be confident that Nissan has no
+access. The software in the car is
+proprietary, <a 
href="http://gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html";>which
+means it demands blind faith from its users</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Even if no one connects to the car remotely, the cell phone modem
+enables the phone company to track the car's movements all the
+time.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<p>
 Malware found
 on <a 
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/04/11/security_cameras_sold_through_amazon_have_malware_according_to_security.html";>security
 cameras available through Amazon</a>.
@@ -289,7 +309,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/04/23 18:08:29 $
+$Date: 2016/05/01 15:48:59 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.52
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -u -b -r1.52 -r1.53
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       25 Mar 2016 16:33:56 -0000      1.52
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       1 May 2016 15:48:59 -0000       1.53
@@ -648,6 +648,24 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul>
+  <li><p>The Nissan Leaf has a built-in cell phone modem which allows
+  effectively
+  anyone <a 
href="https://www.troyhunt.com/controlling-vehicle-features-of-nissan/";>to
+  access its computers remotely and make changes in various
+  settings</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>That's easy to do because the system has no authentication when
+    accessed through the modem. However, even if it asked for
+    authentication, you couldn't be confiden that Nissan has no
+    access. The software in the car is
+    proprietary, <a 
href="http://gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html";>which
+    means it demands blind faith from its users</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>Even if no one connects to the car remotely, the cell phone
+    modem enables the phone company to track the car's movements all
+    the time.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li><p>Proprietary software in cars
       <a 
href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/03/24/car-spying-edr-data-privacy/1991751/";>records
 information about drivers' movements</a>,
       which is made available to car manufacturers, insurance companies, and
@@ -953,7 +971,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/03/25 16:33:56 $
+$Date: 2016/05/01 15:48:59 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>