www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html

[Félicien PILLOT]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Félicien 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 &ldquo;smart watch&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;Smart&rdquo; Watches</h3>
+  <span class="anchor-reference-id">
+    (<a href="#SpywareOnSmartWatches">#SpywareOnSmartWatches</a>)</span>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <p>An LG &ldquo;smart&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;smart watch&rdquo; 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>