www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/01/25 13:09:21

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-surveillance.html 

Log message:
        Reorganize the 'Spyware on the Web' section (RT #1102160).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.172&r2=1.173

Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.172
retrieving revision 1.173
diff -u -b -r1.172 -r1.173
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       17 Jan 2018 13:36:19 -0000      1.172
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       25 Jan 2018 18:09:20 -0000      1.173
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <li><a href="#SpywareOnTheWeb">Spyware on the Web</a>
       <ul>
         <li><a href="#SpywareInChrome">Spyware in Chrome</a></li>
-        <li><a href="#SpywareInFlash">Spyware in Flash</a></li>
+        <li><a href="#SpywareInFlash">Spyware in JavaScript and Flash</a></li>
       </ul>
     </li>
     <li><a href="#SpywareInDrones">Spyware in Drones</a></li> 
@@ -1361,29 +1361,6 @@
    but the surveillance is an abuse all the same.</p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>
-    <p>Some JavaScript malware <a
-    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/30/16829804/browser-password-manager-adthink-princeton-research";>
-    swipes usernames from browser-based password managers</a>.</p>
-  </li>
-
-  <li>
-    <p>Some websites send JavaScript code to collect all the user's
-    input, <a 
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2017/11/15/no-boundaries-exfiltration-of-personal-data-by-session-replay-scripts/";>which
 can then
-        be used to reproduce the whole session</a>.</p>
-
-    <p>If you use LibreJS, it will block that malicious JavaScript
-    code.</p>
-  </li>
-
-  <li><p>Many web sites use JavaScript code <a
-    
href="http://gizmodo.com/before-you-hit-submit-this-company-has-already-logge-1795906081";>
-    to snoop on information that users have typed into a form but not
-    sent</a>, in order to learn their identity. Some are <a
-    
href="https://www.manatt.com/Insights/Newsletters/Advertising-Law/Sites-Illegally-Tracked-Consumers-New-Suits-Allege";>
-    getting sued</a> for this.</p>
-  </li>
-
   <li><p>When a page uses Disqus for
   comments, <a 
href="https://blog.dantup.com/2017/01/visiting-a-site-that-uses-disqus-comments-when-not-logged-in-sends-the-url-to-facebook";>the
   proprietary Disqus software loads a Facebook software package into
@@ -1432,6 +1409,47 @@
 
 <!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
 <div class="big-subsection">
+  <h4 id="SpywareInFlash">Spyware in JavaScript and Flash</h4>
+  <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#SpywareInFlash">#SpywareInFlash</a>)</span>
+</div>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <p>Some JavaScript malware <a
+    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/30/16829804/browser-password-manager-adthink-princeton-research";>
+    swipes usernames from browser-based password managers</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+    <p>Some websites send JavaScript code to collect all the user's
+    input, <a 
href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2017/11/15/no-boundaries-exfiltration-of-personal-data-by-session-replay-scripts/";>which
 can then
+        be used to reproduce the whole session</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>If you use LibreJS, it will block that malicious JavaScript
+    code.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li><p>Many web sites use JavaScript code <a
+    
href="http://gizmodo.com/before-you-hit-submit-this-company-has-already-logge-1795906081";>
+    to snoop on information that users have typed into a form but not
+    sent</a>, in order to learn their identity. Some are <a
+    
href="https://www.manatt.com/Insights/Newsletters/Advertising-Law/Sites-Illegally-Tracked-Consumers-New-Suits-Allege";>
+    getting sued</a> for this.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li><p>Flash Player's
+      <a 
href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>
+      cookie feature helps web sites track visitors</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li><p>Flash and JavaScript are also used for
+      <a 
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/top-sites-and-maybe-the-nsa-track-users-with-device-fingerprinting/";>
+      &ldquo;fingerprinting&rdquo; devices</a> to identify users.</p>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+<!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
+<div class="big-subsection">
   <h4 id="SpywareInChrome">Spyware in Chrome</h4>
   <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#SpywareInChrome">#SpywareInChrome</a>)</span>
 </div>
@@ -1460,27 +1478,6 @@
 </ul>
 
 
-<div class="big-subsection">
-  <h4 id="SpywareInFlash">Spyware in Flash</h4>
-  <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#SpywareInFlash">#SpywareInFlash</a>)</span>
-</div>
-
-<ul>
-  <li><p>Flash Player's
-      <a 
href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>
-      cookie feature helps web sites track visitors</a>.</p>
-  </li>
-
-  <li><p>Flash is also used for
-      <a 
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/top-sites-and-maybe-the-nsa-track-users-with-device-fingerprinting/";>
-      &ldquo;fingerprinting&rdquo; devices </a> to identify users.</p>
-  </li>
-</ul>
-
-<p><a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">JavaScript code</a>
-is another method of &ldquo;fingerprinting&rdquo; devices.</p>
-
-
 <!-- #SpywareInDrones -->
 <div class="big-section">
   <h3 id="SpywareInDrones">Spyware in Drones</h3>
@@ -1595,7 +1592,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/01/17 13:36:19 $
+$Date: 2018/01/25 18:09:20 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>