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Therese Godefroy |
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www/proprietary malware-games.html proprietary-... |
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Date: |
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:15:33 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/07/17 03:15:33
Modified files:
proprietary : malware-games.html proprietary-addictions.html
proprietary.html
proprietary/workshop: mal.rec
Log message:
Predatory loot boxes in EA soccer game (www-discuss 2019-07-16).
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-games.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.37&r2=1.38
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.13&r2=1.14
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.149&r2=1.150
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.124&r2=1.125
Patches:
Index: malware-games.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-games.html,v
retrieving revision 1.37
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -b -r1.37 -r1.38
--- malware-games.html 15 Jul 2019 09:03:43 -0000 1.37
+++ malware-games.html 17 Jul 2019 07:15:31 -0000 1.38
@@ -116,6 +116,26 @@
instead.</p>
</li>
+ <li id="M201907090">
+ <p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
+ href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
+ parents' bank account</a> buying packs of special players for an
+ Electronics Arts soccer game.</p>
+
+ <p>The random element of these packs (also called “loot
+ boxes”) makes the game <a
+ href="/proprietary/proprietary-addictions#addictiveness">
+ strongly addictive</a>, but the fact that players
+ are pressured to spend more in order to get ahead of their
+ competitors further qualifies it as <em>predatory</em>.
+ Note that Belgium <a
+
href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/29/fifa-ultimate-team-packs-blocked-in-belgium/";>
+ made these loot boxes illegal in 2018.</p>
+
+ <p>The only good reason to have a copy of such a proprietary
+ game is to study it for free software development.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201809210">
<p>Cash of Clans is a good example of a gratis mobile game that its
developers <a href="https://gamerant.com/clash-of-clans-addiction/";>
@@ -373,7 +393,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/07/15 09:03:43 $
+$Date: 2019/07/17 07:15:31 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-addictions.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -b -r1.13 -r1.14
--- proprietary-addictions.html 15 Jul 2019 09:03:43 -0000 1.13
+++ proprietary-addictions.html 17 Jul 2019 07:15:31 -0000 1.14
@@ -109,6 +109,26 @@
instead.</p>
</li>
+ <li id="M201907090">
+ <p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
+ href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
+ parents' bank account</a> buying packs of special players for an
+ Electronics Arts soccer game.</p>
+
+ <p>The random element of these packs (also called “loot
+ boxes”) makes the game <a
+ href="/proprietary/proprietary-addictions#addictiveness">
+ strongly addictive</a>, but the fact that players
+ are pressured to spend more in order to get ahead of their
+ competitors further qualifies it as <em>predatory</em>.
+ Note that Belgium <a
+
href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/29/fifa-ultimate-team-packs-blocked-in-belgium/";>
+ made these loot boxes illegal in 2018.</p>
+
+ <p>The only good reason to have a copy of such a proprietary
+ game is to study it for free software development.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201902220">
<p>On-line gambling services (and their nonfree
client programs) are <a
@@ -229,7 +249,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/07/15 09:03:43 $
+$Date: 2019/07/17 07:15:31 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.149
retrieving revision 1.150
diff -u -b -r1.149 -r1.150
--- proprietary.html 16 Jul 2019 20:01:31 -0000 1.149
+++ proprietary.html 17 Jul 2019 07:15:31 -0000 1.150
@@ -147,6 +147,26 @@
<h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M201907090">
+ <p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
+ href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
+ parents' bank account</a> buying packs of special players for an
+ Electronics Arts soccer game.</p>
+
+ <p>The random element of these packs (also called “loot
+ boxes”) makes the game <a
+ href="/proprietary/proprietary-addictions#addictiveness">
+ strongly addictive</a>, but the fact that players
+ are pressured to spend more in order to get ahead of their
+ competitors further qualifies it as <em>predatory</em>.
+ Note that Belgium <a
+
href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/29/fifa-ultimate-team-packs-blocked-in-belgium/";>
+ made these loot boxes illegal in 2018.</p>
+
+ <p>The only good reason to have a copy of such a proprietary
+ game is to study it for free software development.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201907100">
<p>Apple appears to say that <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/";>
@@ -199,21 +219,6 @@
“zero price.” We recommend saying “gratis”
instead.</p>
</li>
-
- <li id="M201906220">
- <p>Google Chrome is an <a
-
href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-to-switch/";>
- instrument of surveillance</a>. It lets thousands of trackers invade
- users' computers and report the sites they visit to advertising and
- data companies, first of all to Google. Moreover, if users have a
- Gmail account, Chrome automatically logs them in to the browser for
- more convenient profiling. On Android, Chrome also reports their
- location to Google.</p>
-
- <p>The best way to escape surveillance is to switch to <a
- href="/software/icecat/">IceCat</a>, a modified version of Firefox
- with several changes to protect users' privacy.</p>
- </li>
</ul>
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/07/16 20:01:31 $
+$Date: 2019/07/17 07:15:31 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.124
retrieving revision 1.125
diff -u -b -r1.124 -r1.125
--- workshop/mal.rec 16 Jul 2019 20:01:31 -0000 1.124
+++ workshop/mal.rec 17 Jul 2019 07:15:33 -0000 1.125
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
%unique: Added Keywords Blurb
%mandatory: Blurb
%mandatory: Target
-%type: Added range -20300000 -20000000
-%type: Id range -203000000 -200000000
+%type: Added range 20300000 20000000
+%type: Id range 210000000 200000000
%type: RT int
# The fields "Added" (if any) and "Id" should come first, in this order.
@@ -25,6 +25,32 @@
#### Please don't remove the blank line after this marker! ####
# ADD NEW BLURB HERE
+Added: 2019-07-17
+Id: 201907090
+RT: www-discuss 2019-07-16 (Predatory games vs addictive games)
+PubDate: 2019-07-09
+PubDate: 2019-01-29
+Target: proprietary-addictions.html proprietary-addictions
+Target: malware-games.html malware-games
+Keywords: fifa
+Blurb: <p>Resourceful children figured out how to <a
++ href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766";> empty their
++ parents' bank account</a> buying packs of special players for an
++ Electronics Arts soccer game.</p>
++
++ <p>The random element of these packs (also called “loot
++ boxes”) makes the game <a
++ href="/proprietary/proprietary-addictions#addictiveness">
++ strongly addictive</a>, but the fact that players
++ are pressured to spend more in order to get ahead of their
++ competitors further qualifies it as <em>predatory</em>.
++ Note that Belgium <a
++
href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/29/fifa-ultimate-team-packs-blocked-in-belgium/";>
++ made these loot boxes illegal in 2018.</p>
++
++ <p>The only good reason to have a copy of such a proprietary
++ game is to study it for free software development.</p>
+
Added: 2019-07-16
Id: 201907100
RT: www-discuss 2019-07-16 (proprietary-back-doors)