www/proprietary malware-appliances.html proprie...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/03/23 05:06:27

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

Log message:
        Oculus camera insecurity (www-discuss 2018-03-23).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.74&r2=1.75
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.101&r2=1.102
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.97&r2=1.98
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.60&r2=1.61

Patches:
Index: malware-appliances.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html,v
retrieving revision 1.74
retrieving revision 1.75
diff -u -b -r1.74 -r1.75
--- malware-appliances.html     17 Mar 2019 10:12:25 -0000      1.74
+++ malware-appliances.html     23 Mar 2019 09:06:26 -0000      1.75
@@ -401,6 +401,17 @@
     does not legitimize the surveillance.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M201701271">
+    <p>A cracker would be able to <a
+    href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
+    turn the Oculus Rift sensors into spy cameras</a> after breaking into
+    the computer they are connected to.</p>
+
+    <p>Unfortunately, the article <a
+    href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid#Hacker">improperly refers to crackers
+    as &ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201612230">
     <p>VR equipment, measuring every slight motion,
     creates the potential for the most intimate
@@ -885,7 +896,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/17 10:12:25 $
+$Date: 2019/03/23 09:06:26 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.101
retrieving revision 1.102
diff -u -b -r1.101 -r1.102
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 4 Mar 2019 08:28:43 -0000       1.101
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 23 Mar 2019 09:06:26 -0000      1.102
@@ -245,6 +245,17 @@
     off the tracking.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M201701271">
+    <p>A cracker would be able to <a
+    href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
+    turn the Oculus Rift sensors into spy cameras</a> after breaking into
+    the computer they are connected to.</p>
+
+    <p>Unfortunately, the article <a
+    href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid#Hacker">improperly refers to crackers
+    as &ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201701270">
     <p>Samsung phones <a
     
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sms-exploitable-bug-in-samsung-galaxy-phones-can-be-used-for-ransomware-attacks/";>have
@@ -644,7 +655,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/04 08:28:43 $
+$Date: 2019/03/23 09:06:26 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.97
retrieving revision 1.98
diff -u -b -r1.97 -r1.98
--- proprietary.html    13 Mar 2019 10:49:13 -0000      1.97
+++ proprietary.html    23 Mar 2019 09:06:26 -0000      1.98
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201701271">
+    <p>A cracker would be able to <a
+    href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
+    turn the Oculus Rift sensors into spy cameras</a> after breaking into
+    the computer they are connected to.</p>
+
+    <p>Unfortunately, the article <a
+    href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid#Hacker">improperly refers to crackers
+    as &ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201811300">
     <p>In China, it is mandatory for electric
     cars to be equipped with a terminal that <a
@@ -231,19 +242,6 @@
     this text clearer or more correct, please send them to &lt;<a
     href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>&gt;.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M201902270">
-    <p>The Ring (now Amazon) doorbell camera is designed so that the
-    manufacturer (now Amazon) can watch all the time. Now it turns out
-    that <a href="https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/ring/";>
-    anyone else can also watch, and fake videos too</a>.</p>
-
-    <p>The third party vulnerability is presumably
-    unintentional and I suppose Amazon will fix it. I
-    do not expect Amazon to change the design that <a
-    href="/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201901100">allows
-    Amazon to watch</a>.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -304,7 +302,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/13 10:49:13 $
+$Date: 2019/03/23 09:06:26 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.60
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -u -b -r1.60 -r1.61
--- workshop/mal.rec    17 Mar 2019 10:12:26 -0000      1.60
+++ workshop/mal.rec    23 Mar 2019 09:06:27 -0000      1.61
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2019-03-23
+Id: 201701271
+RT: www-discuss 2019-03-22 (proprietary-surveillance)
+PubDate: 2017-01-27
+Target: proprietary-insecurity.html proprietary-insecurity
+Target: malware-appliances.html malware-appliances
+Keywords: oculus virtual-reality
+Blurb: <p>A cracker would be able to <a
++   href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
++   turn the Oculus Rift sensors into spy cameras</a> after breaking into
++   the computer they are connected to.</p>
++
++   <p>Unfortunately, the article <a
++   href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid#Hacker">improperly refers to crackers
++   as &ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>.</p>
+
 Added: 2019-03-13
 Id: 201811300
 RT: 1354576