www/proprietary proprietary-tethers.html

[Andrea Luzzi]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Andrea Luzzi <libremind>        17/10/12 05:43:04

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-tethers.html 

Log message:
        Add item home security camera RT #1245537.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.13&r2=1.14

Patches:
Index: proprietary-tethers.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -b -r1.13 -r1.14
--- proprietary-tethers.html    25 Jun 2017 12:27:16 -0000      1.13
+++ proprietary-tethers.html    12 Oct 2017 09:43:04 -0000      1.14
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
 
 <ul>
 <li>
+  <p>The Canary home surveillance camera has been sabotaged by its
+    manufacturer, <a 
href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/4/16426394/canary-smart-home-camera-free-service-update-change";>turning
 off many features unless the user starts
+    paying for a subscription</a>.</p>
+  <p>With manufacturers like these, who needs security breakers?</p>
+  <p>The purchasers should learn the larger lesson and reject connected
+    appliances with embedded proprietary software. Every such product
+    is a temptation to commit sabotage.</p>
+</li>    
+
+<li>
   <p>Bird and rabbit pets were implemented for Second Life by a company
 that tethered their food to a server.
   <a 
href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/05/19/second-life-ozimals-pet-rabbits-dying";>
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/06/25 12:27:16 $
+$Date: 2017/10/12 09:43:04 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>