www/proprietary proprietary.html proprietary-sa...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/10/22 05:54:29

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary.html proprietary-sabotage.html 
                         proprietary-drm.html malware-appliances.html 

Log message:
        Add HP and Epson cartridge DRM (RT #1330514).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.38&r2=1.39
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.32&r2=1.33
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.54&r2=1.55

Patches:
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.38
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -b -r1.38 -r1.39
--- proprietary.html    17 Oct 2018 09:36:15 -0000      1.38
+++ proprietary.html    22 Oct 2018 09:54:29 -0000      1.39
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 it is standard practice.  Modern proprietary software is typically
 a way to be had.</p>
 
-<p>As of September, 2018, the pages in this directory list nearly 350
-instances of malicious functionalities (with close to 400 references to
+<p>As of October 22, 2018, the pages in this directory list 339
+instances of malicious functionalities (with 402 references to
 back them up), but there are surely thousands more we don't know about.</p>
 
 <table id="TOC">
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810150">
+    <p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative&mdash;at blocking the
+    use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their &ldquo;security
+    upgrades&rdquo; occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. < a
+    
"https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates";>
+    HP and Epson have done this</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li id="M201807310">
+    <p>A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a
+    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-";>
+    included a &ldquo;miner&rdquo;</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks
+    the CPU in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201805080">
     <p>A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a
     
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/360968/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visito";>
@@ -159,13 +174,6 @@
     specifically block JavaScript miners</a> are also available.</p>
   </li>
 
-  <li id="M201807310">
-    <p>A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a
-    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-";>
-    included a &ldquo;miner&rdquo;</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks
-    the CPU in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency.</p>
-  </li>
-
   <li id="M201809260">
     <p>Honeywell's &ldquo;smart&rdquo; thermostats communicate
     only through the company's server. They have
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/17 09:36:15 $
+$Date: 2018/10/22 09:54:29 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-sabotage.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html,v
retrieving revision 1.64
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -b -r1.64 -r1.65
--- proprietary-sabotage.html   17 Oct 2018 09:36:15 -0000      1.64
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html   22 Oct 2018 09:54:29 -0000      1.65
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-sabotage"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810150">
+    <p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative&mdash;at blocking the
+    use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their &ldquo;security
+    upgrades&rdquo; occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. < a
+    
"https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates";>
+    HP and Epson have done this</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201807050">
     <p>The Jawbone fitness tracker was tethered to a proprietary phone
     app.  In 2017, the company shut down and made the app stop working. <a
@@ -519,7 +527,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/17 09:36:15 $
+$Date: 2018/10/22 09:54:29 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-drm.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -b -r1.32 -r1.33
--- proprietary-drm.html        17 Oct 2018 09:36:15 -0000      1.32
+++ proprietary-drm.html        22 Oct 2018 09:54:29 -0000      1.33
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-drm"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810150">
+    <p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative&mdash;at blocking the
+    use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their &ldquo;security
+    upgrades&rdquo; occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. < a
+    
"https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates";>
+    HP and Epson have done this</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201806250">
     <p>The game Metal Gear Rising for
     MacOS was tethered to a server.  The company <a
@@ -337,7 +345,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/17 09:36:15 $
+$Date: 2018/10/22 09:54:29 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-appliances.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html,v
retrieving revision 1.54
retrieving revision 1.55
diff -u -b -r1.54 -r1.55
--- malware-appliances.html     17 Oct 2018 09:36:15 -0000      1.54
+++ malware-appliances.html     22 Oct 2018 09:54:29 -0000      1.55
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="malware-appliances"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810150">
+    <p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative&mdash;at blocking the
+    use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their &ldquo;security
+    upgrades&rdquo; occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. < a
+    
"https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates";>
+    HP and Epson have done this</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201809260">
     <p>Honeywell's &ldquo;smart&rdquo; thermostats communicate
     only through the company's server. They have
@@ -796,7 +804,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/17 09:36:15 $
+$Date: 2018/10/22 09:54:29 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>