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Therese Godefroy |
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www/proprietary malware-adobe.html malware-amaz... |
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Mon, 18 Nov 2019 05:27:58 -0500 (EST) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/11/18 05:27:58
Modified files:
proprietary : malware-adobe.html malware-amazon.html
malware-apple.html malware-appliances.html
malware-cars.html malware-games.html
malware-google.html malware-microsoft.html
malware-mobiles.html malware-webpages.html
potential-malware.html
proprietary-addictions.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
proprietary-censorship.html
proprietary-coverups.html
proprietary-deception.html proprietary-drm.html
proprietary-fraud.html
proprietary-incompatibility.html
proprietary-insecurity.html
proprietary-interference.html
proprietary-jails.html
proprietary-manipulation.html
proprietary-obsolescence.html
proprietary-sabotage.html
proprietary-subscriptions.html
proprietary-surveillance.html
proprietary-tethers.html
proprietary-tyrants.html
Log message:
Reorganize with breadcrumb & section menu (www-discuss 2019-11-15 -
Addictiveness...);
change the introductory paragraph (www-discuss 2019-11-05 - Pending
items...).
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-adobe.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.25&r2=1.26
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-amazon.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.30&r2=1.31
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-apple.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.119&r2=1.120
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.83&r2=1.84
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-cars.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.29&r2=1.30
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-games.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.44&r2=1.45
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-google.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.68&r2=1.69
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.106&r2=1.107
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.112&r2=1.113
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-webpages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.28&r2=1.29
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/potential-malware.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.100&r2=1.101
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-censorship.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.42&r2=1.43
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-coverups.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-deception.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.40&r2=1.41
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.47&r2=1.48
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-fraud.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.3&r2=1.4
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-incompatibility.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.18&r2=1.19
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.112&r2=1.113
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.54&r2=1.55
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-jails.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.47&r2=1.48
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-manipulation.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.6&r2=1.7
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-obsolescence.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.99&r2=1.100
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-subscriptions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.31&r2=1.32
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.307&r2=1.308
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.44&r2=1.45
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-tyrants.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.31&r2=1.32
Patches:
Index: malware-adobe.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-adobe.html,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -b -r1.25 -r1.26
--- malware-adobe.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.25
+++ malware-adobe.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.26
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,30 +10,35 @@
-->
<title>Adobe's Software Is Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-adobe.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Adobe's Software is Malware</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Adobe</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Adobe's Software is Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-This page explains how Adobe software is malware.
-</p>
-
-<p>Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The
-difference between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
-software</a> and nonfree software is in
-<a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware,
-because the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix
-any malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="malware-adobe"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-amazon.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-amazon.html,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -b -r1.30 -r1.31
--- malware-amazon.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.30
+++ malware-amazon.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.31
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,25 +10,35 @@
-->
<title>Amazon's Software Is Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-amazon.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Amazon's Software Is Malware</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Amazon</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Amazon's Software Is Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. Malware means
-the program is designed to mistreat or harm users when it runs. The
-difference between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
-software</a> and nonfree software is in
-<a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
-the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
-malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -36,15 +47,19 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-<p class="c" style="font-size: 1.2em">
- <a href="#swindle">Kindle Swindle</a>
- <a href="#echo">Echo</a>
- <a href="#misc">Other products</a>
-</p>
+<div id="TOC">
+<ul>
+ <li> <a href="#swindle">Kindle Swindle</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#echo">Echo</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#misc">Other products</a> </li>
+</ul>
+</div>
-<h3 id="swindle">Malware in the Kindle Swindle</h3>
+<div class="big-section">
+ <h3 id="swindle">Kindle Swindle</h3>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<p>We refer to this product as the
<a href="/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html">Amazon Swindle</a>
@@ -110,8 +125,10 @@
</ul>
-
-<h3 id="echo">Malware in the Echo</h3>
+<div class="big-section">
+ <h3 id="echo">Echo</h3>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<h4 id="echo-back-doors">Back Doors</h4>
@@ -189,8 +206,10 @@
</ul>
-
-<h3 id="misc"> Malware in other products</h3>
+<div class="big-section">
+ <h3 id="misc">Other products</h3>
+</div>
+<div style="clear: left;"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201902270">
@@ -235,6 +254,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -293,7 +313,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-apple.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-apple.html,v
retrieving revision 1.119
retrieving revision 1.120
diff -u -b -r1.119 -r1.120
--- malware-apple.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.119
+++ malware-apple.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.120
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,62 +10,60 @@
-->
<title>Apple's Operating Systems are Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-apple.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Apple</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-This page explains how the software in Apple's computer products are
-malware.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in
-<a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware,
-because the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix
-any malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-<div id="TOC" class="summary">
-<h3>Type of malware</h3>
+<div id="TOC">
+<h3 style="display: none">Types of Apple malware</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
<li><a href="#censorship">Censorship</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href="#deception">Deception</a></li> -->
- <li><a href="#drm">Digital restrictions
- management</a> or “DRM”—functionalities designed
- to restrict what users can do with the data in their computers.</li>
+ <li><a href="#drm">DRM</a></li>
<li><a href="#incompatibility">Incompatibility</a></li>
<li><a href="#insecurity">Insecurity</a></li>
<li><a href="#interference">Interference</a></li>
- <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a>—systems
- that impose censorship on application programs.</li>
+ <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a></li>
<li><a href="#manipulation">Manipulation</a></li>
<li><a href="#pressuring">Pressuring</a></li>
<li><a href="#sabotage">Sabotage</a></li>
<li><a href="#surveillance">Surveillance</a></li>
- <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a>—systems
- that reject any operating system not “authorized” by the
- manufacturer.</li>
+ <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
@@ -122,6 +121,10 @@
<h3 id="drm">DRM</h3>
+<p>Digital restrictions management, or “DRM,” refers to
+functionalities designed to restrict what users can do with the data
+in their computers.</p>
+
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908150.1">
<p>Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary
@@ -275,6 +278,8 @@
<h3 id="jails">Jails</h3>
+<p>Jails are systems that impose censorship on application programs.</p>
+
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904080">
<p>Apple plans to require that <a
@@ -827,6 +832,9 @@
<h3 id="tyrants">Tyrants</h3>
+<p>Tyrants are systems that reject any operating system not
+“authorized” by the manufacturer.</p>
+
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201412010">
<p>Apple arbitrarily <a
@@ -843,6 +851,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -901,7 +910,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-appliances.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html,v
retrieving revision 1.83
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -b -r1.83 -r1.84
--- malware-appliances.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.83
+++ malware-appliances.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.84
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,32 +10,35 @@
-->
<title>Malware in Appliances
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-appliances.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Malware in Appliances</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Appliances</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Malware in Appliances</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in <a
-href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
-the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
-malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
-
-<p>Some examples of malware in appliances are listed below.</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="malware-appliances"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -868,6 +872,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -926,7 +931,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-cars.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-cars.html,v
retrieving revision 1.29
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -b -r1.29 -r1.30
--- malware-cars.html 18 Sep 2019 15:41:05 -0000 1.29
+++ malware-cars.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.30
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,32 +10,35 @@
-->
<title>Malware In Cars
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-cars.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Malware In Cars</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Cars</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Malware In Cars</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in <a
-href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
-the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
-malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
-
-<p>Some examples of malware in cars are listed below.</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="malware-cars"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -279,6 +283,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -337,7 +342,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/09/18 15:41:05 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-games.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-games.html,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -b -r1.44 -r1.45
--- malware-games.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.44
+++ malware-games.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.45
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,32 +10,35 @@
-->
<title>Malware in Games
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-games.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Malware in Games</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Games</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Malware in Games</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in <a
-href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
-the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
-malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
-
-<p>Some examples of malware in games are listed below.</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="malware-games"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -341,6 +345,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-google.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-google.html,v
retrieving revision 1.68
retrieving revision 1.69
diff -u -b -r1.68 -r1.69
--- malware-google.html 18 Sep 2019 15:41:05 -0000 1.68
+++ malware-google.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.69
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,63 +10,61 @@
-->
<title>Google's Software Is Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-google.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Google</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Google's Software is Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<h2>Google's Software is Malware</h2>
-
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-This page explains how Google's software is malware.
-</p>
-
-<p>Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The
-difference between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
-software</a> and nonfree software is in
-<a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware,
-because the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix
-any malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-<div class="summary">
-<h3><strong>Type of malware</strong></h3>
+<div id="TOC">
+<h3>Types of Google malware</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
<li><a href="#censorship">Censorship</a></li>
<!--<li><a href="#deception">Deception</a></li>-->
- <li><a href="#drm">Digital restrictions
- management</a> or “DRM”—functionalities designed
- to restrict what users can do with the data in their computers.</li>
+ <li><a href="#drm">DRM</a></li>
<li><a href="#insecurity">Insecurity</a></li>
<li><a href="#interference">Interference</a></li>
-<!--<li><a href="#jails">Jails</a>—systems
- that impose censorship on application programs.</li>-->
+<!--<li><a href="#jails">Jails</a></li>-->
<li><a href="#sabotage">Sabotage</a></li>
<li><a href="#surveillance">Surveillance</a></li>
- <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a>—systems
- that reject any operating system not “authorized” by the
- manufacturer.</li>
+ <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
-<h3 id="back-doors">Google Back Doors</h3>
+<h3 id="back-doors">Back Doors</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908220">
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="censorship">Google Censorship</h3>
+<h3 id="censorship">Censorship</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201703160">
@@ -160,7 +159,11 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="drm">Google DRM</h3>
+<h3 id="drm">DRM</h3>
+
+<p>Digital restrictions management, or “DRM,” refers to
+functionalities designed to restrict what users can do with the data
+in their computers.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201705150">
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="insecurity">Google Insecurity</h3>
+<h3 id="insecurity">Insecurity</h3>
<p>These bugs are/were not intentional, so unlike the rest of the file
they do not count as malware. We mention them to refute the
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="interference">Google Interference</h3>
+<h3 id="interference">Interference</h3>
<p>This section gives examples of Google software harassing or annoying
the user, or causing trouble for the user. These actions are like
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="sabotage">Google Sabotage</h3>
+<h3 id="sabotage">Sabotage</h3>
<p>The wrongs in this section are not precisely malware, since they do
not involve making the program that runs in a way that hurts the user.
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="surveillance">Google Surveillance</h3>
+<h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201907210">
@@ -479,7 +482,10 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="tyrants">Google Tyrants</h3>
+<h3 id="tyrants">Tyrants</h3>
+
+<p>Tyrants are systems that reject any operating system not
+“authorized” by the manufacturer.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201304080">
@@ -491,6 +497,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -549,7 +556,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/09/18 15:41:05 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-microsoft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.106
retrieving revision 1.107
diff -u -b -r1.106 -r1.107
--- malware-microsoft.html 3 Oct 2019 10:17:02 -0000 1.106
+++ malware-microsoft.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.107
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,66 +10,62 @@
-->
<title>Microsoft's Software Is Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
- <!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-microsoft.translist" -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
+ <!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-back-doors.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Microsoft</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Microsoft's Software is Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<h2>Microsoft's Software is Malware</h2>
-
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-This page explains how Microsoft software is malware.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in
-<a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware,
-because the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix
-any malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-<div class="summary">
-<h3>Type of malware</h3>
+<div id="TOC">
+<h3>Types of Microsoft malware</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
<!--<li><a href="#censorship">Censorship</a></li>-->
- <li><a href="#drm">Digital restrictions
- management</a> or “DRM”—functionalities designed
- to restrict what users can do with the data in their computers.</li>
+ <li><a href="#drm">DRM</a></li>
<li><a href="#insecurity">Insecurity</a></li>
<li><a href="#interference">Interference</a></li>
- <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a>—systems
- that impose censorship on application programs.</li>
+ <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a></li>
<li><a href="#sabotage">Sabotage</a></li>
<li><a href="#subscriptions">Subscriptions</a></li>
<li><a href="#surveillance">Surveillance</a></li>
- <li><a href="#tethers">Tethers</a>—functionalities that require
- connection to a server.</li>
- <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a>—systems
- that reject any operating system not “authorized” by the
- manufacturer.</li>
+ <li><a href="#tethers">Tethers</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
-<h3 id="back-doors">Microsoft Back Doors</h3>
+<h3 id="back-doors">Back Doors</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201608171">
@@ -128,7 +125,11 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="drm">Microsoft DRM</h3>
+<h3 id="drm">DRM</h3>
+
+<p>Digital restrictions management, or “DRM,” refers to
+functionalities designed to restrict what users can do with the data
+in their computers.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904040">
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="insecurity">Microsoft Insecurity</h3>
+<h3 id="insecurity">Insecurity</h3>
<p>These bugs are/were not intentional, so unlike the rest of the file
they do not count as malware. We mention them to refute the
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="interference">Microsoft Interference</h3>
+<h3 id="interference">Interference</h3>
<p>This section gives examples of Microsoft software harassing or annoying
the user, or causing trouble for the user. These actions are like
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="sabotage">Microsoft Sabotage</h3>
+<h3 id="sabotage">Sabotage</h3>
<p>The wrongs in this section are not precisely malware, since they do
not involve making the program that runs in a way that hurts the user.
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="subscriptions">Microsoft Subscriptions</h3>
+<h3 id="subscriptions">Subscriptions</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201507150">
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="surveillance">Microsoft Surveillance</h3>
+<h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201908210">
@@ -571,7 +572,10 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="tethers">Microsoft Tethers</h3>
+<h3 id="tethers">Tethers</h3>
+
+<p>Tethers are functionalities that require constant (or very frequent)
+connection to a server.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201708310">
@@ -584,7 +588,9 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="jails">Microsoft Jails</h3>
+<h3 id="jails">Jails</h3>
+
+<p>Jails are systems that impose censorship on application programs.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201706130">
@@ -608,7 +614,10 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<h3 id="tyrants">Microsoft Tyrants</h3>
+<h3 id="tyrants">Tyrants</h3>
+
+<p>Tyrants are systems that reject any operating system not
+“authorized” by the manufacturer.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201607150">
@@ -626,11 +635,13 @@
Mobile devices that come with Windows 8 are tyrants</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
-
+<div class="column-limit"></div>
<p>As this page shows, if you do want to clean your computer of malware,
the first software to delete is Windows.</p>
+</div>
+
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -688,7 +699,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/10/03 10:17:02 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-mobiles.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html,v
retrieving revision 1.112
retrieving revision 1.113
diff -u -b -r1.112 -r1.113
--- malware-mobiles.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.112
+++ malware-mobiles.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.113
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,36 +10,37 @@
-->
<title>Malware in Mobile Devices
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
-<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!--
-li dl { margin-top: .3em; }
-li dl dt { margin: .3em 0 0 0; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; }
-li dl dd { margin: 0 3%; }
---></style>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-mobiles.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Malware in Mobile Devices</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Mobiles</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Malware in Mobile Devices</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
-<p>
-<em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
-mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
-between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
-nonfree software is in <a
-href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
-whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
-not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
-runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
-the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
-malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>Nearly all mobile phones do two grievous wrongs to their users:
tracking their movements, and listening to their conversations. This
is why we call them “Stalin's dream”.</p>
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
href="/proprietary/malware-apple.html">Apple's Operating Systems are
Malware</a> and <a href="/proprietary/malware-google.html">Google's
Software Is Malware</a> respectively.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="phone-communications"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -106,28 +109,23 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<div class="summary" style="margin-top: 1em">
-<h3>Type of malware</h3>
+<div id="TOC" class="summary">
+<h3>Types of malware in mobiles</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#back-doors">Back doors</a></li>
<!--<li><a href="#censorship">Censorship</a></li>-->
- <li><a href="#drm">Digital restrictions
- management</a> or “DRM”—functionalities designed
- to restrict what users can do with the data in their computers.</li>
+ <li><a href="#drm">DRM</a></li>
<li><a href="#insecurity">Insecurity</a></li>
<li><a href="#interference">Interference</a></li>
<li><a href="#manipulation">Manipulation</a></li>
<li><a href="#sabotage">Sabotage</a></li>
<li><a href="#surveillance">Surveillance</a></li>
- <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a>—systems
- that impose censorship on application programs.</li>
- <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a>—systems
- that reject any operating system not “authorized” by the
- manufacturer.</li>
+ <li><a href="#jails">Jails</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#tyrants">Tyrants</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
-<h3 id="back-doors">Mobile Back Doors</h3>
+<h3 id="back-doors">Back Doors</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M209900001">
@@ -188,7 +186,11 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="drm">Mobile DRM</h3>
+<h3 id="drm">DRM</h3>
+
+<p>Digital restrictions management, or “DRM,” refers to
+functionalities designed to restrict what users can do with the data
+in their computers.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201501030">
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="insecurity">Mobile Insecurity</h3>
+<h3 id="insecurity">Insecurity</h3>
<p>These bugs are/were not intentional, so unlike the rest of the file
they do not count as malware. We mention them to refute the
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<h3 id="interference">Mobile Interference</h3>
+<h3 id="interference">Interference</h3>
<p>This section gives examples of mobile apps harassing or annoying
the user, or causing trouble for the user. These actions are like
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<h3 id="manipulation">Mobile Manipulation</h3>
+<h3 id="manipulation">Manipulation</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201905300">
@@ -388,7 +390,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<h3 id="sabotage">Mobile Sabotage</h3>
+<h3 id="sabotage">Sabotage</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201902041">
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
-<h3 id="surveillance">Mobile Surveillance</h3>
+<h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M209900001.1">
@@ -1082,7 +1084,9 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="jails">Mobile Jails</h3>
+<h3 id="jails">Jails</h3>
+
+<p>Jails are systems that impose censorship on application programs.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201210080">
@@ -1094,7 +1098,10 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="tyrants">Mobile Tyrants</h3>
+<h3 id="tyrants">Tyrants</h3>
+
+<p>Tyrants are systems that reject any operating system not
+“authorized” by the manufacturer.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201110110">
@@ -1103,6 +1110,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -1161,7 +1169,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-webpages.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-webpages.html,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -b -r1.28 -r1.29
--- malware-webpages.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.28
+++ malware-webpages.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.29
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,36 +10,43 @@
-->
<title>Malware in Webpages
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/malware-webpages.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Malware in Webpages</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Webpages</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Malware in Webpages</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
- malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
- <p>
- <em>Malware</em> means software designed to function in ways that
- mistreat or harm the user. (This does not include accidental errors.)
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Malware and nonfree software are two different issues. The difference
- between <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> and
- nonfree software is in
- <a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">
- whether the users have control of the program or vice versa</a>. It's
- not directly a question of what the program <em>does</em> when it
- runs. However, in practice nonfree software is often malware, because
- the developer's awareness that the users would be powerless to fix any
- malicious functionalities tempts the developer to impose some.
- </p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>This page lists web sites containing proprietary JavaScript programs that
spy
on users or mislead them. They make use of what we call
the <a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">JavaScript Trap</a>. Of course,
many sites collect information that the user sends, via forms or otherwise, but
here we're not talking about that.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="malware-webpages"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -205,6 +213,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -263,7 +272,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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--- potential-malware.html 21 Jul 2019 05:39:15 -0000 1.20
+++ potential-malware.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.21
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,14 +10,37 @@
-->
<title>Potential Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/potential-malware.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Potential Malware</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Potential malware</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Potential Malware</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
-malware</a></p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-page">
<p>This page describes malicious techniques that proprietary
software might use in the future for malicious purposes. We don't
have any evidence that they are in use yet.</p>
@@ -92,6 +116,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -150,7 +175,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/07/21 05:39:15 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-addictions.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -b -r1.20 -r1.21
--- proprietary-addictions.html 16 Nov 2019 13:05:41 -0000 1.20
+++ proprietary-addictions.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.21
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: Revision: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,16 +10,27 @@
-->
<title>Proprietary Addictions
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!--
.blurbs span { font-weight: bold; }
--></style>
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-addictions.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Addictions</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Addictions</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Addictions</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div id="about-dir" style="font-size:.9em">
+<div id="about-dir">
<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
@@ -31,16 +43,14 @@
<hr class="thin" />
</div>
-<div id="about-page" style="font-style:italic">
-<p>Here are instances of proprietary programs that add addictive
-functionality to lure users into using it perpetually. Some of these
-programs also <a
-href="https://www.intelligenteconomist.com/economics-of-microtransactions";>
-trick users into paying real money</a> for unlocking features of alleged
-value.</p>
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>This page deals with malicious functionalities that are added to
+some programs for the sole purpose of luring users into more and more
+frequent and intensive use of the program, with the risk of getting
+addicted.</p>
</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
@@ -257,6 +267,8 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
+
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 13:05:41 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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diff -u -b -r1.100 -r1.101
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 19 Oct 2019 10:02:35 -0000 1.100
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.101
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.87 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -8,28 +9,42 @@
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-->
<title>Proprietary Back Doors - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-back-doors.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Back Doors</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Back doors</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Back Doors</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-
-<p>A “back door” in a program is a channel designed
-to send the program commands from someone who is not supposed
-to be in control of the computer where the program is installed.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<p>Here are examples of demonstrated back doors in proprietary software.
-They are sorted out according to what they are known to allow. Back doors
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>Some malicious functionalities are mediated by <a
+href="/proprietary/proprietary.html#f1">back doors</a>. Here are
+examples of programs that contain one or several of those, sorted
+out according to what the back door is known to allow. Back doors
that allow full control over the operating system are said to be
“universal”.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -38,16 +53,17 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-
-<p class="c" style="font-size: 1.1em">
- <a href="#spy">Spying</a>
- <a href="#alter-data">Altering user's data/settings</a>
- <a
href="#install-delete">Installing/deleting/disabling programs</a>
- <a href="#universal">Full control</a>
- <a href="#other">Other/undefined</a>
-</p>
+<div id="TOC">
+<h3>Back-door functionalities</h3>
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="#spy">Spying</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#alter-data">Altering user's data or settings</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#install-delete">Installing, deleting or disabling
programs</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#universal">Full control</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#other">Other/undefined</a></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
<h3 id='spy'>Spying</h3>
@@ -603,11 +619,14 @@
</li>
</ul>
+<div class="column-limit"></div>
<p>The EFF has other examples of the <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/who-really-owns-your-drones";>
use of back doors</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -648,7 +667,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/10/19 10:02:35 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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diff -u -b -r1.42 -r1.43
--- proprietary-censorship.html 9 Feb 2019 22:50:52 -0000 1.42
+++ proprietary-censorship.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.43
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
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@@ -8,36 +9,56 @@
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-->
<title>Proprietary Censorship - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-censorship.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Censorship</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Censorship</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Censorship</h2>
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p>Here are examples of proprietary systems that impose censorship on
-what their users can access. We have a <a
-href="/proprietary/proprietary-jails.html">separate
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>One kind of malicious functionality is censorship of what
+users can access. Here are examples of programs which do this.
+We have a <a
+href="/proprietary/proprietary-jails.html#about-page">separate
list of proprietary systems that censor installation</a> of
-application programs (we call them “jails”.)</p>
+application programs (we call them “jails”).</p>
<p>Selling products designed as platforms for a
company to impose censorship ought to be forbidden by law, but it
isn't.</p>
+</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
<h3 id="apple">Apple</h3>
@@ -99,6 +120,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -157,7 +179,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/02/09 22:50:52 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-coverups.html
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--- proprietary-coverups.html 5 Jan 2019 11:26:11 -0000 1.17
+++ proprietary-coverups.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.18
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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@@ -9,23 +10,41 @@
-->
<title>Proprietary Coverups
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-coverups.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Coverups</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Coverups</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Coverups</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>This page lists instances where proprietary software had a bug,
and the developers converted it into a malicious functionality by
trying to cover up the existence of the bug.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -34,7 +53,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-coverups"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -47,6 +66,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -105,7 +125,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/01/05 11:26:11 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-deception.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-deception.html,v
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diff -u -b -r1.40 -r1.41
--- proprietary-deception.html 8 May 2019 14:38:33 -0000 1.40
+++ proprietary-deception.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.41
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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<title>Proprietary Deception
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-deception.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Deception</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Coverups</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Deception</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<p>This document reports instances where proprietary software is
- dishonest or conceals deception or trickery.</p>
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>Deception is a malicious functionality of programs that are dishonest
+or conceal trickery. Here are examples of such programs.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -33,7 +52,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-deception"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -108,6 +127,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -166,7 +186,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/05/08 14:38:33 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-drm.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html,v
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--- proprietary-drm.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.47
+++ proprietary-drm.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.48
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
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<title>Proprietary DRM - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-drm.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary DRM</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+DRM</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary DRM</h2>
-<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>Here are examples of proprietary programs and systems that
implement <em>digital restrictions management</em> (DRM):
functionalities designed intentionally to restrict what users can do.
@@ -35,6 +53,7 @@
Please support our campaign
to <a href="http://DefectiveByDesign.org/";>abolish DRM</a>.
</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -43,7 +62,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-drm"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -324,6 +343,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -382,7 +402,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-fraud.html
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--- proprietary-fraud.html 15 Sep 2019 15:52:01 -0000 1.3
+++ proprietary-fraud.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.4
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.87 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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<title>Proprietary Fraud - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-fraud.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Fraud</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Fraud</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Fraud</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<div class="comment">
- <p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
- mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its
- developers, which puts them in a position of power over the
- users; <a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that
- is the basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that
- power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>Here are some examples of proprietary software that defrauds
users—taking their money by trickery.</p>
+</div>
- <div class="important">
- <p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but
- isn't here, please write
- to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
- to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference
- or two to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
- </div>
+<div class="important">
+<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
+here, please write
+to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
+to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
+to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-fraud"></div>
@@ -49,6 +69,8 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
+
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -106,7 +128,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/09/15 15:52:01 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-incompatibility.html
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--- proprietary-incompatibility.html 19 Jul 2019 09:45:02 -0000 1.18
+++ proprietary-incompatibility.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.19
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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<title>Proprietary Incompatibility
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-incompatibility.translist"
-->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Incompatibility</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Incompatibility</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Incompatibility</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<div class="comment">
-<p>The “incompatibility” category includes the use of secret
-formats or protocols in proprietary software. This directly blocks or
-hinders users from switching to any alternative program—and, in
-particular, from switching to free software which can liberate the
-device the software runs on.</p>
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>One of these malicious functionalities is the deliberate
+incompatibility of a program with third party software that operates on
+the same data types.</p>
+
+<p>A fairly common sort of incompatibility is the use of secret formats
+or protocols. This directly blocks or hinders users from switching to
+any other program—and, in particular, from switching to free
+software which can liberate the device the software runs on.</p>
<p>Apart from being deliberately anticompetitive, secret formats put users'
digital data at risk. For instance, retrieval of old data will become very
@@ -37,6 +65,7 @@
artificial restrictions</a> on the interoperability of their products to
monopolize the market, and this is often achieved through proprietary
malware.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -45,7 +74,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-incompatibility"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -81,6 +110,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -139,7 +169,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/07/19 09:45:02 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
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--- proprietary-insecurity.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.112
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.113
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
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+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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<title>Proprietary Insecurity
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-insecurity.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Insecurity</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Insecurity</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Insecurity</h2>
-<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p>It is incorrect to compare free software with a fictitious idea of
-proprietary software as perfect, but the press often implicitly does
-that whenever a security hole in a free program is discovered. The
-examples below show that proprietary software isn't perfect, and
-is often quite sloppy.</p>
-
-<p>It would be equally incorrect to compare proprietary software with
-a fictitious idea of free software as perfect. Every nontrivial
-program has bugs, and any system, free or proprietary, may have
-security flaws. To err is human, and not culpable. But proprietary
-software developers frequently disregard gaping holes, or even
-introduce them deliberately. In any case, they keep users
-<em>helpless to fix any security problems that arise</em>. Keeping the
-users helpless is what's culpable about proprietary software.</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>This page lists clearly established cases of insecurity in
proprietary software that has grave consequences or is otherwise
-noteworthy.</p>
+noteworthy. Even though most of these security flaws are unintentional,
+thus are not malicious functionalities in a strict sense, we report
+them to show that proprietary software is not immune to bugs, and is
+often quite sloppy.</p>
+
+<p>All complex programs, whether free or proprietary, contain bugs. What
+makes bugs more dangerous in proprietary software is that users are
+<em>helpless to fix any security problems that arise</em>. Keeping
+the users helpless is what's culpable about proprietary software.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-insecurity"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -656,6 +668,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -714,7 +727,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-interference.html
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+++ proprietary-interference.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.55
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
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<title>Proprietary Interference - GNU Project - Free Software
Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-interference.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Interference</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Interference</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Interference</h2>
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p>
-This page describes how various proprietary programs harass or annoy
-the user, or cause trouble for the user. These actions are like
-sabotage but the word “sabotage” is too strong for them.
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>One kind of malicious functionality mediates developer's interference
+into the use of the software. This page describes how various proprietary
+programs harass or annoy the user, or cause trouble for the user. These
+actions are like <a
+href="proprietary/proprietary-sabotage#about-page">sabotage</a>, but the
+word “sabotage” is too strong for them.
</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -33,7 +56,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-interference"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -213,6 +236,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -271,7 +295,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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retrieving revision 1.47
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diff -u -b -r1.47 -r1.48
--- proprietary-jails.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.47
+++ proprietary-jails.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.48
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
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@@ -8,23 +9,39 @@
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-->
<title>Proprietary Jails - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-jails.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Jails</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Jails</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Jails</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<p>Here are examples of proprietary operating systems that are
-<em>jails</em>: they are designed to impose censorship of which
-applications the user can install.
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>The “jails” are malicious operating systems that are
+designed to impose censorship of which applications the user can install.
The <a href="http://i.imgur.com/ZRViDum.jpg";>image of the iPrison</a>
illustrates this issue.</p>
<!-- embed http://i.imgur.com/ZRViDum.jpg here -->
@@ -35,20 +52,28 @@
company to impose censorship ought to be forbidden by law, but it
isn't.</p>
-<div class="important">
-<p>We also include specific examples of apps that were blocked using
-that censorship power. If you know of additional examples, please
-email the specifics to webmasters@ our domain.</p>
+<p>This page lists a few jails, along with some of the methods they use
+to censor apps, and includes specific examples of apps that were blocked
+using this censorship power.</p>
</div>
+
+<div class="important">
+<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
+here, please write
+to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
+to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
+to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-<p class="c">
- <a href="#apple">Apple jails</a>
- <a href="#microsoft">Microsoft jails</a>
- <a href="#consoles">Game consoles</a>
-</p>
+<div id="TOC">
+<ul>
+ <li> <a href="#apple">Apple</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#microsoft">Microsoft</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#consoles">Game consoles</a> </li>
+</ul>
+</div>
-<h3 id="apple">Apple jails</h3>
+<h3 id="apple">Apple</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201904080">
@@ -233,7 +258,7 @@
</ul>
-<h3 id="microsoft">Microsoft jails</h3>
+<h3 id="microsoft">Microsoft</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
<li id="M201706130">
@@ -264,6 +289,7 @@
has authorized it. Alas, we can't find a article to cite as a reference
for this fact. Please inform us if you know of one.</p>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -322,7 +348,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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diff -u -b -r1.6 -r1.7
--- proprietary-manipulation.html 15 Sep 2019 15:52:01 -0000 1.6
+++ proprietary-manipulation.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.7
@@ -1,23 +1,55 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.87 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
+<!--
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
+ Instead, edit /proprietary/workshop/mal.rec, then regenerate pages.
+ See explanations in /proprietary/workshop/README.md.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-->
<title>Proprietary Manipulation
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-manipulation.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Manipulation</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Manipulation</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Manipulation</h2>
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p>
-This page reports instances where proprietary software takes advantage
-of human psychology to manipulate users.
-</p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>Manipulation of users is one of these malicious functionalities.
+Here are examples of programs that are designed to do this by taking
+advantage of human psychology.</p>
+
+<p>We have a special page for <a
+href="/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html">Addictive programs</a>,
+which also take advantage of human psychology, but in a much more
+elaborate and dangerous way.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -26,7 +58,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-manipulation"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -63,6 +95,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -121,7 +154,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/09/15 15:52:01 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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--- proprietary-obsolescence.html 15 Sep 2019 15:52:01 -0000 1.8
+++ proprietary-obsolescence.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.9
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.87 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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@@ -8,40 +9,58 @@
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-->
<title>Proprietary Obsolescence - GNU Project - Free Software
Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-obsolescence.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Obsolescence</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Obsolescence</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Obsolescence</h2>
+
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
+<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
+mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
+which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
+href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>One of the malicious functionalities that may be designed into
+proprietary software is obsolescence.</p>
+
+<p>IT has an environmental impact, as does any human activity, but it is
+especially harmful to the planet when it is proprietary, because then it
+encourages users to change devices when they are no longer updated, or
+to replace components when they are no longer supported, or to discard
+defective hardware which would be repairable if it were free.</p>
+
+<p>Here are examples of proprietary software that is designed to break the
+devices they are associated with, or to make them irreparable. Users
+cannot avoid this constraint and are forced to “upgrade” the
+hardware because they have no control over the software.</p>
+</div>
-<div class="comment">
- <p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
- mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its
- developers, which puts them in a position of power over the
- users; <a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that
- is the basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that
- power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-
- <p>As in any human activity, informatics has an environmental
- impact. When the software is proprietary, it is even more harmful
- to the planet because it encourages the user to change devices
- when they are no longer updated, or to buy back other components
- when they are no longer supported, or to discard a defective one
- that, if it was free, would be repairable.</p>
-
- <p>Here are examples of proprietary software designed to break the
- devices with which they are associated or to make them
- irreparable. Users cannot avoid this constraint and are forced to
- “upgrade” the material because they have no control
- over the software.</p>
-
- <div class="important">
- <p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but
- isn't here, please write
- to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
- to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference
- or two to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
- </div>
+<div class="important">
+<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
+here, please write
+to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
+to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
+to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-obsolescence"></div>
@@ -121,6 +140,8 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
+
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<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -178,7 +199,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/09/15 15:52:01 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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--- proprietary-sabotage.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.99
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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<title>Proprietary Sabotage - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-sabotage.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Sabotage</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Sabotage</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Sabotage</h2>
-<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<p>Here are examples of proprietary software that has something worse
-than a back door.</p>
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>Some malicious functionalities mediate sabotage, i.e. abusive
+interference of the developer into the use of the software, with harmful
+consequences for the users. Examples of such situations are listed below.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -32,7 +52,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-sabotage"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -574,6 +594,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -632,7 +653,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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--- proprietary-subscriptions.html 16 Nov 2019 12:55:39 -0000 1.31
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.32
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -9,26 +10,44 @@
-->
<title>Proprietary Subscriptions
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-subscriptions.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Subscriptions</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Subscriptions</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Subscriptions</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>It sounds simple to say that a certain program “requires a
subscription.” What that means concretely is that it contains a
time bomb, so that it will refuse to operate after that date. Or else
-it is <a href="/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html">tethered to a
-server</a>, and that server checks the date. Either one is a
+it is <a href="/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html#about-page">tethered
+to a server</a>, and that server checks the date. Either one is a
malicious functionality.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -37,7 +56,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-subscriptions"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -107,6 +126,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -165,7 +185,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.308
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
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@@ -8,36 +9,42 @@
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<title>Proprietary Surveillance - GNU Project - Free Software
Foundation</title>
-<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!--
-.announcement {
- background: none;
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
+<style type="text/css" media="screen,print"><!--
+.pict {
+ width: 18em;
+ margin: 2em auto;
}
-#surveillance div.toc {
- width: 24.5em; max-width: 94%;
- margin: 1em 0;
+.pict p {
+ font-size: .9em;
}
-@media (min-width: 48em) {
- #surveillance div.toc {
- float: left;
- width: auto; max-width: 48%;
- margin: 1.2em 0 1em;
- }
- #surveillance .medium {
- width: 43%;
- margin: 7em 0 1em 1.5em;
+@media (min-width: 46em) {
+ .pict {
+ width: 18em;
+ float: right;
+ margin: .3em 0 1em 2em;
}
}
--></style>
<!-- GNUN: localize URL /graphics/dog.small.jpg -->
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-surveillance.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Surveillance</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Surveillance</h2>
-<h2>Proprietary Surveillance</h2>
-
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">
- Other examples of proprietary malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
@@ -45,63 +52,62 @@
basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
-<p>One common form of mistreatment is to snoop on the user. This page
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+
+<div id="surveillance" class="pict">
+<a href="/graphics/dog.html">
+<img src="/graphics/dog.small.jpg" alt="Cartoon of a dog, wondering at the
three ads that popped up on his computer screen..." /></a>
+<p>“How did they find out I'm a dog?”</p>
+</div>
+
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>A common malicious functionality is to snoop on the user. This page
records <strong>clearly established cases of proprietary software that
spies on or tracks users</strong>. Manufacturers even refuse
to <a
href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/19/smart-home-devices-hoard-data-government-demands/";>say
whether they snoop on users for the state</a>.</p>
<p>All appliances and applications that are tethered to a specific
-server are snoopers by nature. We do not list them in this page
-because they have their own
-page: <a href="/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html">Proprietary
+server are snoopers by nature. We do not list them here because they
+have their own page: <a
+href="/proprietary/proprietary-tethers.html#about-page">Proprietary
Tethers</a>.</p>
+</div>
-<div class="important" style="margin-bottom: 2em">
+<div class="important" style="clear: both">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
here, please write
to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-
-<div id="surveillance">
-
-<div class="pict medium">
-<a href="/graphics/dog.html">
-<img src="/graphics/dog.small.jpg" alt="Cartoon of a dog, wondering at the
three ads that popped up on his computer screen..." /></a>
-<p>“How did they find out I'm a dog?”</p>
-</div>
-<div class="toc">
-<h3 id="TableOfContents">Table of Contents</h3>
-<ul>
- <li><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></li>
- <li><a href="#OSSpyware">Spyware in Laptops and Desktops</a>
+<div id="TOC">
+ <h3 id="TableOfContents">Table of Contents</h3>
+ <h4><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></h4>
+ <h4><a href="#OSSpyware">Spyware in Laptops and Desktops</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInWindows">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInMacOS">MacOS</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInBIOS">BIOS</a></li>
</ul>
- </li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareOnMobiles">Spyware on Mobiles</a>
+ <h4><a href="#SpywareOnMobiles">Spyware on Mobiles</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInTelephones">All “Smart”
Phones</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareIniThings">iThings</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInAndroid">Android Telephones</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInElectronicReaders">E-Readers</a></li>
</ul>
- </li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareInApplications">Spyware in Applications</a>
+ <h4><a href="#SpywareInApplications">Spyware in Applications</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInDesktopApps">Desktop Apps</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInMobileApps">Mobile Apps</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInSkype">Skype</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInGames">Games</a></li>
</ul>
- </li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareInEquipment">Spyware in Connected Equipment</a>
+ <h4><a href="#SpywareInEquipment">Spyware in Connected Equipment</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInTVSets">TV Sets</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInCameras">Cameras</a></li>
@@ -116,19 +122,13 @@
<li><a href="#SpywareInVehicles">Vehicles</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInVR">Virtual Reality</a></li>
</ul>
- </li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareOnTheWeb">Spyware on the Web</a>
+ <h4><a href="#SpywareOnTheWeb">Spyware on the Web</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SpywareInChrome">Chrome</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInJavaScript">JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="#SpywareInFlash">Flash</a></li>
</ul>
- </li>
- <li><a href="#SpywareInNetworks">Spyware in Networks</a></li>
-</ul>
-</div>
-<div style="clear: left;"></div>
-
+ <h4><a href="#SpywareInNetworks">Spyware in Networks</a></h4>
</div>
<div class="big-section">
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
-
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/16 12:55:39 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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--- proprietary-tethers.html 30 Oct 2019 16:30:56 -0000 1.44
+++ proprietary-tethers.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.45
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -9,20 +10,37 @@
-->
<title>Proprietary Tethers
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-tethers.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Tethers</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Tethers</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Tethers</h2>
-<p><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a></p>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
+<div id="about-page">
<p>Tethering a product or program means designing it to work only by
communicating with a specific server. That is always an injustice
since it means you can't use the program without that server. It is
@@ -32,6 +50,7 @@
<p>In some cases, tethering is used to do specific nasty things to the
users. This page reports instances where tethering was used to harm
the users directly.</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -40,7 +59,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-tethers"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -214,6 +233,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -272,7 +292,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/10/30 16:30:56 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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diff -u -b -r1.31 -r1.32
--- proprietary-tyrants.html 2 Nov 2019 08:35:11 -0000 1.31
+++ proprietary-tyrants.html 18 Nov 2019 10:27:57 -0000 1.32
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
<!--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please do not edit <ul class="blurbs">!
@@ -8,26 +9,44 @@
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-->
<title>Proprietary Tyrants - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/proprietary/proprietary.css"
media="screen,print" />
<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/po/proprietary-tyrants.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>Proprietary Tyrants</h2>
+<!--#include virtual="/proprietary/proprietary-menu.html" -->
+<div class="article">
+<p class="edu-breadcrumb">
+<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a> →
+Tyrants</p>
+<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
+<!--#if expr="$OUTDATED_SINCE" --><!--#else -->
+<!--#if expr="$LANGUAGE_SUFFIX" -->
+<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="no" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<!--#endif -->
+<h2 id="main-heading">Proprietary Tyrants</h2>
-<a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Other examples of proprietary
malware</a>
-
-<div class="comment">
+<div id="about-dir">
+<hr class="thin" />
<p>Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to
mistreat the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers,
which puts them in a position of power over the users; <a
href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html">that is the
-basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the
-detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise
+that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve.</p>
+
+<p>This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities.</p>
+<hr class="thin" />
+</div>
-<p>A <em>tyrant</em> device is one that refuses to allow users to
+<div id="about-page">
+<p>A <em>tyrant</em> is a malicious device that refuses to allow users to
install a different operating system or a modified operating
system. These devices have measures to block execution of anything
other than the “approved” system versions. We also
refer to this practice as <em>tivoization</em>.
</p>
+</div>
<div class="important">
<p>If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't
@@ -36,7 +55,7 @@
to inform us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two
to serve as specific substantiation.</p>
</div>
-</div>
+
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-tyrants"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
@@ -104,6 +123,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -162,7 +182,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/11/02 08:35:11 $
+$Date: 2019/11/18 10:27:57 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>