www/proprietary malware-games.html proprietary....

[rsiddharth]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     rsiddharth <rsd>        19/01/14 19:06:37

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-games.html proprietary.html 
        proprietary/workshop: mal.rec 

Log message:
        [RT#1340443] Add Fruit Pop item

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-games.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.27&r2=1.28
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.65&r2=1.66
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.23&r2=1.24

Patches:
Index: malware-games.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-games.html,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -b -r1.27 -r1.28
--- malware-games.html  5 Jan 2019 11:26:11 -0000       1.27
+++ malware-games.html  15 Jan 2019 00:06:37 -0000      1.28
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@
     information to China</a>.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M201612290">
+    <p>In the game Fruit Pop, the player buys boosts with coins to get
+    a high score. The player gets coins at the end of each game, and can
+    buy more coins with real money.</p>
+
+    <p>Getting a higher score once leads the player to desire higher
+    score again later. But the higher score resulting from the boost <a
+    
href="https://qz.com/873348/50000-coins-for-1-99-how-mobile-game-in-app-purchases-are-warping-kids-understanding-of-basic-economic-ideas/";>does
+    not give the player more coins, and does not help the player get
+    a higher score in subsequent games</a>. To get that, the player
+    will need a boost frequently, and usually has to pay real money
+    for that. Since boosts are exciting and entertaining, the player is
+    subtly pushed to purchase more coins with real money to get boosts,
+    and it can develop into a costly habit.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201611070">
     <p>nVidia's proprietary GeForce Experience <a
     
href="http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2672-geforce-experience-data-transfer-analysis";>makes
@@ -260,7 +276,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/01/05 11:26:11 $
+$Date: 2019/01/15 00:06:37 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.65
retrieving revision 1.66
diff -u -b -r1.65 -r1.66
--- proprietary.html    14 Jan 2019 08:20:07 -0000      1.65
+++ proprietary.html    15 Jan 2019 00:06:37 -0000      1.66
@@ -143,6 +143,22 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201612290">
+    <p>In the game Fruit Pop, the player buys boosts with coins to get
+    a high score. The player gets coins at the end of each game, and can
+    buy more coins with real money.</p>
+
+    <p>Getting a higher score once leads the player to desire higher
+    score again later. But the higher score resulting from the boost <a
+    
href="https://qz.com/873348/50000-coins-for-1-99-how-mobile-game-in-app-purchases-are-warping-kids-understanding-of-basic-economic-ideas/";>does
+    not give the player more coins, and does not help the player get
+    a higher score in subsequent games</a>. To get that, the player
+    will need a boost frequently, and usually has to pay real money
+    for that. Since boosts are exciting and entertaining, the player is
+    subtly pushed to purchase more coins with real money to get boosts,
+    and it can develop into a costly habit.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201612140">
     <p>The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a
     
href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2?tab=AllReplies#tabs";>
@@ -183,13 +199,6 @@
     developer. With this malfeature, GM has explicitly made things even
     worse.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M201812060">
-    <p>Facebook's app got &ldquo;consent&rdquo; to <a
-    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/facebook-emails-reveal-discussions-over-call-log-consent";>
-    upload call logs automatically from Android phones</a> while disguising
-    what the &ldquo;consent&rdquo; was for.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/01/14 08:20:07 $
+$Date: 2019/01/15 00:06:37 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.23
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -b -r1.23 -r1.24
--- workshop/mal.rec    14 Jan 2019 08:20:07 -0000      1.23
+++ workshop/mal.rec    15 Jan 2019 00:06:37 -0000      1.24
@@ -25,6 +25,26 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2019-01-15
+Id: 201612290
+RT: 1340443
+PubDate: 2016-12-29
+Target: malware-games.html malware-games
+Keywords: games addiction
+Blurb: <p>In the game Fruit Pop, the player buys boosts with coins to get
++   a high score. The player gets coins at the end of each game, and can
++   buy more coins with real money.</p>
++
++   <p>Getting a higher score once leads the player to desire higher
++   score again later. But the higher score resulting from the boost <a
++   
href="https://qz.com/873348/50000-coins-for-1-99-how-mobile-game-in-app-purchases-are-warping-kids-understanding-of-basic-economic-ideas/";>does
++   not give the player more coins, and does not help the player get
++   a higher score in subsequent games</a>. To get that, the player
++   will need a boost frequently, and usually has to pay real money
++   for that. Since boosts are exciting and entertaining, the player is
++   subtly pushed to purchase more coins with real money to get boosts,
++   and it can develop into a costly habit.</p>
+
 Added: 2019-01-14
 Id: 201612140
 RT: 1341119