www/proprietary malware-google.html proprietary...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/03/26 05:57:14

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

Log message:
        Spying by chromebooks (www-discuss 2019-03-25).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-google.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.48&r2=1.49
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.252&r2=1.253
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.99&r2=1.100
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.62&r2=1.63

Patches:
Index: malware-google.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-google.html,v
retrieving revision 1.48
retrieving revision 1.49
diff -u -b -r1.48 -r1.49
--- malware-google.html 17 Mar 2019 10:12:25 -0000      1.48
+++ malware-google.html 26 Mar 2019 09:57:13 -0000      1.49
@@ -299,6 +299,28 @@
     the phone has no SIM card</a>.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M201704131">
+    <p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
+    href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
+    collecting far more data on students than is necessary, and store
+    it indefinitely</a>. Parents and students complain about the lack
+    of transparency on the part of both the educational services and the
+    schools, the difficulty of opting out of these services, and the lack
+    of proper privacy policies, among other things.</p>
+
+    <p>But complaining is not sufficient. Parents, students and teachers
+    should realize that the software Google uses to spy on students is
+    nonfree, so they can't verify what it really does. The only remedy is
+    to persuade school officials to <a href="/education/edu-schools.html">
+    exclusively use free software</a> for both education and school
+    administration. If the school is run locally, parents and teachers
+    can mandate their representatives at the School Board to refuse the
+    budget unless the school initiates a switch to free software. If
+    education is run nation-wide, they need to persuade legislators
+    (e.g., through free software organizations, political parties,
+    etc.) to migrate the public schools to free software.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201609210">
     <p>Google's new voice messaging app <a
     
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/21/12994362/allo-privacy-message-logs-google";>logs
@@ -467,7 +489,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/17 10:12:25 $
+$Date: 2019/03/26 09:57:13 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.252
retrieving revision 1.253
diff -u -b -r1.252 -r1.253
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       17 Mar 2019 10:12:26 -0000      1.252
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       26 Mar 2019 09:57:13 -0000      1.253
@@ -2084,6 +2084,28 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201704131">
+    <p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
+    href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
+    collecting far more data on students than is necessary, and store
+    it indefinitely</a>. Parents and students complain about the lack
+    of transparency on the part of both the educational services and the
+    schools, the difficulty of opting out of these services, and the lack
+    of proper privacy policies, among other things.</p>
+
+    <p>But complaining is not sufficient. Parents, students and teachers
+    should realize that the software Google uses to spy on students is
+    nonfree, so they can't verify what it really does. The only remedy is
+    to persuade school officials to <a href="/education/edu-schools.html">
+    exclusively use free software</a> for both education and school
+    administration. If the school is run locally, parents and teachers
+    can mandate their representatives at the School Board to refuse the
+    budget unless the school initiates a switch to free software. If
+    education is run nation-wide, they need to persuade legislators
+    (e.g., through free software organizations, political parties,
+    etc.) to migrate the public schools to free software.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <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
@@ -2207,7 +2229,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/17 10:12:26 $
+$Date: 2019/03/26 09:57:13 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.99
retrieving revision 1.100
diff -u -b -r1.99 -r1.100
--- proprietary.html    23 Mar 2019 10:10:03 -0000      1.99
+++ proprietary.html    26 Mar 2019 09:57:13 -0000      1.100
@@ -146,6 +146,28 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201704131">
+    <p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
+    href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
+    collecting far more data on students than is necessary, and store
+    it indefinitely</a>. Parents and students complain about the lack
+    of transparency on the part of both the educational services and the
+    schools, the difficulty of opting out of these services, and the lack
+    of proper privacy policies, among other things.</p>
+
+    <p>But complaining is not sufficient. Parents, students and teachers
+    should realize that the software Google uses to spy on students is
+    nonfree, so they can't verify what it really does. The only remedy is
+    to persuade school officials to <a href="/education/edu-schools.html">
+    exclusively use free software</a> for both education and school
+    administration. If the school is run locally, parents and teachers
+    can mandate their representatives at the School Board to refuse the
+    budget unless the school initiates a switch to free software. If
+    education is run nation-wide, they need to persuade legislators
+    (e.g., through free software organizations, political parties,
+    etc.) to migrate the public schools to free software.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201701271">
     <p>A cracker would be able to <a
     href="https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/";>
@@ -192,56 +214,6 @@
     is also deceptive, as it uses confusing menus and complex stats to
     obfuscate true monetary costs.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M209900000">
-    <p id="addictiveness">Many games are designed to
-    keep gamers compulsively playing&mdash;and renewing
-    their subscription. To achieve this result, developers use <a
-    
href="http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html";>
-    techniques that derive from behavioral and brain research</a>:</p>
-
-    <dl class="compact"><dt>The Skinner Box</dt>
-      <dd>An environment in which the rat&hellip; sorry, the user is trained
-      to &ldquo;push the lever&ldquo;, i.e. do a certain action over and
-      over again in order to get a reward.</dd>
-
-      <dt>Virtual food pellets</dt>
-      <dd>Items that have nothing to do with the game itself, but are
-      valuable to gamers because of the work required to obtain them
-      (e.g., EverQuest); some people will end up collecting them for the
-      sake of collecting.</dd>
-
-      <dt>Random rewards</dt>
-      <dd>They turn the game into the equivalent of a slot machine (e.g.,
-      World of Warcraft, ZT Online).</dd>
-
-      <dt>Elaborate cycles</dt>
-      <dd>Gamers' behavior can be &ldquo;shaped&rdquo; by making cycles
-      (progress from one level to the next) slower and slower, designing
-      complex tasks that are difficult to get out of (e.g. World of
-      Warcraft), or conversely dividing them up in small chunks to avoid
-      frustration (e.g., New Super Mario Bros.Wii).</dd>
-
-      <dt>Decay of game assets</dt>
-      <dd>This makes it necessary for a gamer to keep playing, without
-      vacations, simply to avoid losing what they have earned so far
-      (e.g., Farmville, Ultima Online, Animal Crossing).</dd>
-    </dl>
-
-    <p>Games such as World of Warcraft, which are considered very addictive,
-    use several of these techniques.</p>
-
-    <p>However, the addictiveness of a game is only one of the determinants
-    of addiction. Equally important are the psychological make-up and life
-    circumstances of the gamer. Gaming addiction, like other addictions,
-    is a form of mental escape from an unrewarding life. The sad truth
-    is that, in the long run, it leads to an even worse life.</p>
-
-    <p><em>Note:</em>&nbsp; We are not gamers. If you think we
-    have misunderstood some point, or have suggestions for making
-    this text clearer or more correct, please send them to &lt;<a
-    href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>&gt;.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -302,7 +274,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/03/23 10:10:03 $
+$Date: 2019/03/26 09:57:13 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.62
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -u -b -r1.62 -r1.63
--- workshop/mal.rec    23 Mar 2019 10:10:04 -0000      1.62
+++ workshop/mal.rec    26 Mar 2019 09:57:14 -0000      1.63
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2019-03-26
+Id: 201704131
+RT: www-discuss 2019-03-25 (Please look for more examples...)
+PubDate: 2017-04-13
+Target: proprietary-surveillance.html SpywareInChrome
+Target: malware-google.html surveillance
+Keywords: chromebook
+Blurb: <p>Low-priced Chromebooks for schools are <a
++   href="https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy";>
++   collecting far more data on students than is necessary, and store
++   it indefinitely</a>. Parents and students complain about the lack
++   of transparency on the part of both the educational services and the
++   schools, the difficulty of opting out of these services, and the lack
++   of proper privacy policies, among other things.</p>
++
++   <p>But complaining is not sufficient. Parents, students and teachers
++   should realize that the software Google uses to spy on students is
++   nonfree, so they can't verify what it really does. The only remedy is
++   to persuade school officials to <a href="/education/edu-schools.html">
++   exclusively use free software</a> for both education and school
++   administration. If the school is run locally, parents and teachers
++   can mandate their representatives at the School Board to refuse the
++   budget unless the school initiates a switch to free software. If
++   education is run nation-wide, they need to persuade legislators
++   (e.g., through free software organizations, political parties,
++   etc.) to migrate the public schools to free software.</p>
+
 Added: 2019-03-23
 Id: 201701271
 RT: www-discuss 2019-03-22 (proprietary-surveillance)