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www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html
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From: |
Therese Godefroy |
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Subject: |
www/proprietary proprietary-surveillance.html |
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Date: |
Mon, 1 Oct 2018 15:44:58 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/10/01 15:44:58
Modified files:
proprietary : proprietary-surveillance.html
Log message:
Fix wording in vpn item.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.200&r2=1.201
Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.200
retrieving revision 1.201
diff -u -b -r1.200 -r1.201
--- proprietary-surveillance.html 1 Oct 2018 09:55:08 -0000 1.200
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 1 Oct 2018 19:44:57 -0000 1.201
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT windows -->
<li id="M201712110">
<p>HP's proprietary operating system <a
href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42309371";>includes a
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT macos -->
<li id="M201809070">
<p>Adware Doctor, an ad blocker for MacOS, <a
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjye8x/mac-anti-adware-doctor-app-steals-browsing-history";>reports
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT bios -->
<li id="M201509220">
<p><a
href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html";>
@@ -425,6 +428,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT phones -->
<li id="M201601110">
<p>The natural extension of monitoring
people through “their” phones is <a
@@ -472,6 +476,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT ithings -->
<li id="M201711250">
<p>The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a
href="https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html";>
@@ -601,6 +606,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT android -->
<li id="M201711210">
<p>Android tracks location for Google <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171121/09030238658/investigation-finds-google-collected-location-data-even-with-location-services-turned-off.shtml";>
@@ -693,6 +699,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT e-readers -->
<li id="M201603080">
<p>E-books can contain JavaScript code, and <a
href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/08/men-make-up-their-minds-about-books-faster-than-women-study-finds";>
@@ -734,6 +741,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT apps -->
<li id="M201808030">
<p>Some Google apps on Android <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/13/google-location-tracking-android-iphone-mobile";>
@@ -932,8 +940,9 @@
apps—millions of users may be unawarely subject to poor security
guarantees and abusive practices inflicted by VPN apps.”</p>
- <p>Following is a non-exhaustive list of proprietary VPN apps from
- the research paper that tracks and infringes the privacy of users:</p>
+ <p>Following is a non-exhaustive list, taken from the research paper,
+ of some proprietary VPN apps that track users and infringe their
+ privacy:</p>
<dl>
<dt>SurfEasy</dt>
@@ -964,7 +973,7 @@
<dd>Injects JavaScript code into HTML pages, and also uses roughly
five tracking libraries. Developers of this app have confirmed that
the non-premium version of the app does JavaScript injection for
- tracking and display ads.</dd>
+ tracking the user and displaying ads.</dd>
</dl>
</li>
@@ -1135,6 +1144,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT skype -->
<li id="M201307110">
<p>Skype contains <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130928235637/http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/20/project-chess-how-u-s-snoops-on-your-skype/";>spyware</a>.
@@ -1151,6 +1161,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT games -->
<li id="M201806240">
<p>Red Shell is a spyware that
is found in many proprietary games. It <a
@@ -1239,6 +1250,7 @@
<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT stings -->
<li id="M201708280">
<p>The bad security in many Internet of Stings devices allows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170828/08152938092/iot-devices-provide-comcast-wonderful-new-opportunity-to-spy-you.shtml";>ISPs
@@ -1263,6 +1275,7 @@
before Amazon “smart” TVs.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT tvsets -->
<li id="M201804010">
<p>Some “Smart” TVs automatically <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180405014828/https:/twitter.com/buro9/status/980349887006076928";>
@@ -1412,6 +1425,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT cameras -->
<li id="M201710040">
<p>Every “home security” camera, if its
manufacturer can communicate with it, is a surveillance device. <a
@@ -1451,6 +1465,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT toys -->
<li id="M201711244">
<p>The Furby Connect has a <a
href="https://www.contextis.com/blog/dont-feed-them-after-midnight-reverse-engineering-the-furby-connect";>
@@ -1533,6 +1548,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT drones -->
<li id="M201708040">
<p>While you're using a DJI drone
to snoop on other people, DJI is in many cases <a
@@ -1547,6 +1563,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT home -->
<li id="M201809260">
<p>Honeywell's “smart” thermostats communicate
only through the company's server. They have
@@ -1614,6 +1631,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT wearables -->
<li id="M201807260">
<p>Tommy Hilfiger clothing <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/jul/26/tommy-hilfiger-new-clothing-line-monitor-customers";>will
@@ -1628,6 +1646,7 @@
<h5 id="SpywareOnSmartWatches">“Smart” Watches</h5>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT watches -->
<li id="M201603020">
<p>A very cheap “smart watch” comes with an Android app <a
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/02/chinese_backdoor_found_in_ebays_popular_cheap_smart_watch/";>
@@ -1652,6 +1671,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT cars -->
<li id="M201711230">
<p>AI-powered driving apps can <a
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43nz9p/ai-powered-driving-apps-can-track-your-every-move";>
@@ -1714,6 +1734,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT virtual -->
<li id="M201612230">
<p>VR equipment, measuring every slight motion,
creates the potential for the most intimate
@@ -1743,6 +1764,7 @@
but the surveillance is an abuse all the same.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT websites -->
<li id="M201805170">
<p>The Storyful program <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/revealed-how-storyful-uses-tool-monitor-what-journalists-watch";>spies
@@ -1808,6 +1830,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT javascript -->
<li id="M201807190">
<p>British Airways used <a
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17591732/british-airways-gdpr-compliance-twitter-personal-data-security";>nonfree
@@ -1848,6 +1871,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT flash -->
<li id="M201310110">
<p>Flash and JavaScript are used for <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/top-sites-and-maybe-the-nsa-track-users-with-device-fingerprinting/";>
@@ -1868,6 +1892,7 @@
</div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT chrome -->
<li id="M201507280">
<p>Google Chrome makes it easy for an extension to do <a
href="https://labs.detectify.com/2015/07/28/how-i-disabled-your-chrome-security-extensions/";>total
@@ -1903,6 +1928,7 @@
<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!-- INSERT networks -->
<li id="M201606030">
<p>Investigation Shows <a
href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160602/17210734610/investigation-shows-gchq-using-us-companies-nsa-to-route-around-domestic-surveillance-restrictions.shtml";>GCHQ
@@ -1979,7 +2005,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/01 09:55:08 $
+$Date: 2018/10/01 19:44:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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