www/proprietary proprietary-sabotage.html propr...

[Atul Murali]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Atul Murali <atulm>     17/09/11 23:03:41

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-sabotage.html 
                         proprietary-back-doors.html 
                         malware-appliances.html 

Log message:
        [#1239316] Add Tesla sabotage and universal backdoor.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.31&r2=1.32

Patches:
Index: proprietary-sabotage.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html,v
retrieving revision 1.49
retrieving revision 1.50
diff -u -b -r1.49 -r1.50
--- proprietary-sabotage.html   11 Sep 2017 07:41:25 -0000      1.49
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html   12 Sep 2017 03:03:41 -0000      1.50
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 <ul>
   <li>
+    <p>Tesla used software to limit customers to using just <a 
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/09/tesla-flips-a-switch-to-increase-the-range-of-some-cars-in-florida-to-help-people-evacuate/";>part
 of the battery of some
+    cars</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
     <p>Sonos
     <a 
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/";>
     told all its customers, &ldquo;Agree&rdquo; to snooping or the product 
will stop working</a>.
@@ -363,7 +368,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/09/11 07:41:25 $
+$Date: 2017/09/12 03:03:41 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-back-doors.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html,v
retrieving revision 1.49
retrieving revision 1.50
diff -u -b -r1.49 -r1.50
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 11 Sep 2017 07:41:24 -0000      1.49
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 12 Sep 2017 03:03:41 -0000      1.50
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
 <!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
 <ul>
   <li>
+    <p>Tesla cars have a <a 
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/09/tesla-flips-a-switch-to-increase-the-range-of-some-cars-in-florida-to-help-people-evacuate/";>universal
 back door</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>While remotely allowing car "owners" to use the whole battery
+    capacity did not do them any harm, the same back door would permit
+    Tesla (perhaps under the command of some government) to remotely order
+    the car to use none of its battery. Or perhaps to drive its passenger
+    to a torture prison.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
     <p id="InternetCameraBackDoor">Many models of Internet-connected
     cameras contain a glaring backdoor&mdash;they have login accounts
     with hard-coded passwords, which can't be changed, and <a
@@ -395,7 +405,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/09/11 07:41:24 $
+$Date: 2017/09/12 03:03:41 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-appliances.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html,v
retrieving revision 1.31
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -b -r1.31 -r1.32
--- malware-appliances.html     11 Sep 2017 07:41:24 -0000      1.31
+++ malware-appliances.html     12 Sep 2017 03:03:41 -0000      1.32
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@
 <p>Here are examples of malware in appliances.</p>
 
 <ul>
+
+<li>
+  <p>Tesla used a universal backdoor in its software to limit customers to
+  using just <a 
href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/09/tesla-flips-a-switch-to-increase-the-range-of-some-cars-in-florida-to-help-people-evacuate/";>
+  part of the battery of some cars</a>.</p>
+
+  <p>While remotely allowing car "owners" to use the whole battery
+  capacity did not do them any harm, the same back door would permit
+  Tesla (perhaps under the command of some government) to remotely order
+  the car to use none of its battery. Or perhaps to drive its passenger
+  to a torture prison.</p>
+</li>
+
 <li>
   <p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras are tremendously insecure.
   They have login accounts with hard-coded passwords, which can't be
@@ -619,7 +632,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/09/11 07:41:24 $
+$Date: 2017/09/12 03:03:41 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>