www/proprietary malware-cars.html proprietary-s...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/10/26 02:50:50

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-cars.html proprietary-surveillance.html 
                         proprietary.html 

Log message:
        Add item about GM snooping (RT #1331724).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-cars.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.12&r2=1.13
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.208&r2=1.209
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.40&r2=1.41

Patches:
Index: malware-cars.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-cars.html,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -b -r1.12 -r1.13
--- malware-cars.html   25 Oct 2018 10:12:19 -0000      1.12
+++ malware-cars.html   26 Oct 2018 06:50:50 -0000      1.13
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="malware-cars"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810230">
+    <p>GM <a
+    href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html";>
+    tracked the choices of radio programs</a> in its
+    &ldquo;connected&rdquo; cars, minute by minute.</p>
+
+    <p>GM did not get users' consent, but it could have got that easily by
+    sneaking it into the contract that users sign for some digital service
+    or other. A requirement for consent is effectively no protection.</p>
+
+    <p>The cars can also collect lots of other data: listening to you,
+    watching you, following your movements, tracking passengers' cell
+    phones. <em>All</em> such data collection should be forbidden.</p>
+
+    <p>But if you really want to be safe, we must make sure the car's
+    hardware cannot collect any of that data.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <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";>
@@ -260,7 +278,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/25 10:12:19 $
+$Date: 2018/10/26 06:50:50 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.208
retrieving revision 1.209
diff -u -b -r1.208 -r1.209
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       25 Oct 2018 17:45:28 -0000      1.208
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       26 Oct 2018 06:50:50 -0000      1.209
@@ -1620,6 +1620,24 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810230">
+    <p>GM <a
+    href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html";>
+    tracked the choices of radio programs</a> in its
+    &ldquo;connected&rdquo; cars, minute by minute.</p>
+
+    <p>GM did not get users' consent, but it could have got that easily by
+    sneaking it into the contract that users sign for some digital service
+    or other. A requirement for consent is effectively no protection.</p>
+
+    <p>The cars can also collect lots of other data: listening to you,
+    watching you, following your movements, tracking passengers' cell
+    phones. <em>All</em> such data collection should be forbidden.</p>
+
+    <p>But if you really want to be safe, we must make sure the car's
+    hardware cannot collect any of that data.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <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";>
@@ -1947,7 +1965,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/25 17:45:28 $
+$Date: 2018/10/26 06:50:50 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.40
retrieving revision 1.41
diff -u -b -r1.40 -r1.41
--- proprietary.html    22 Oct 2018 10:11:26 -0000      1.40
+++ proprietary.html    26 Oct 2018 06:50:50 -0000      1.41
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 it is standard practice.  Modern proprietary software is typically
 a way to be had.</p>
 
-<p>As of October 22, 2018, the pages in this directory list 339
-instances of malicious functionalities (with 403 references to
+<p>As of October 26, 2018, the pages in this directory list 340
+instances of malicious functionalities (with 404 references to
 back them up), but there are surely thousands more we don't know about.</p>
 
 <table id="TOC">
@@ -141,6 +141,24 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201810230">
+    <p>GM <a
+    href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html";>
+    tracked the choices of radio programs</a> in its
+    &ldquo;connected&rdquo; cars, minute by minute.</p>
+
+    <p>GM did not get users' consent, but it could have got that easily by
+    sneaking it into the contract that users sign for some digital service
+    or other. A requirement for consent is effectively no protection.</p>
+
+    <p>The cars can also collect lots of other data: listening to you,
+    watching you, following your movements, tracking passengers' cell
+    phones. <em>All</em> such data collection should be forbidden.</p>
+
+    <p>But if you really want to be safe, we must make sure the car's
+    hardware cannot collect any of that data.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201810150">
     <p>Printer manufacturers are very innovative&mdash;at blocking the
     use of independent replacement ink cartridges. Their &ldquo;security
@@ -254,7 +272,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/10/22 10:11:26 $
+$Date: 2018/10/26 06:50:50 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>