www/proprietary proprietary.html proprietary-su...

[Ali Reza Hayati]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Ali Reza Hayati <arh>   20/10/16 09:57:20

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

Log message:
        Updated the malware entry to avoid misunderstandings

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.243&r2=1.244
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.337&r2=1.338
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.235&r2=1.236

Patches:
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.243
retrieving revision 1.244
diff -u -b -r1.243 -r1.244
--- proprietary.html    16 Oct 2020 11:11:29 -0000      1.243
+++ proprietary.html    16 Oct 2020 13:57:19 -0000      1.244
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@
     are malware, violating people (specially children's)
     privacy. In addition, they have a lot of security flaws. <a
     
href="https://www.wired.com/story/kid-smartwatch-security-vulnerabilities/";>They
-    permit access by security breakers</a> and unauthorized people,
-    and can send messages from unauthorized devices.</p>
+    permit access by security breakers</a> and unauthorized people.</p>
+
+    <p>Because of the security flaws, the watch can be accessed from 
unauthorized people/devices and those people/devices can use the watch to send 
messages which can be dangerous for people's privacy.</p>
 
     <p><small>(Note that this article misuses the word &ldquo;<a
     href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">hackers</a>&rdquo;
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/10/16 11:11:29 $
+$Date: 2020/10/16 13:57:19 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.337
retrieving revision 1.338
diff -u -b -r1.337 -r1.338
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       16 Oct 2020 11:11:31 -0000      1.337
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       16 Oct 2020 13:57:19 -0000      1.338
@@ -2237,8 +2237,9 @@
     are malware, violating people (specially children's)
     privacy. In addition, they have a lot of security flaws. <a
     
href="https://www.wired.com/story/kid-smartwatch-security-vulnerabilities/";>They
-    permit access by security breakers</a> and unauthorized people,
-    and can send messages from unauthorized devices.</p>
+    permit access by security breakers</a> and unauthorized people.</p>
+
+    <p>Because of the security flaws, the watch can be accessed from 
unauthorized people/devices and those people/devices can use the watch to send 
messages which can be dangerous for people's privacy.</p>
 
     <p><small>(Note that this article misuses the word &ldquo;<a
     href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">hackers</a>&rdquo;
@@ -2746,7 +2747,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/10/16 11:11:31 $
+$Date: 2020/10/16 13:57:19 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.235
retrieving revision 1.236
diff -u -b -r1.235 -r1.236
--- workshop/mal.rec    7 Oct 2020 16:33:55 -0000       1.235
+++ workshop/mal.rec    16 Oct 2020 13:57:20 -0000      1.236
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2020-10-16
+Id: 202009100
+RT: www-discuss 2020-10-14 ("Smart" watches for children)
+PubDate: 2020-09-10
+Target: proprietary-surveillance.html SpywareOnSmartWatches
+Keywords: JBC Polywell Starlian Pingonaut ANIO Xplora
+Blurb: <p>Internet-enabled watches with proprietary software
++   are malware, violating people (specially children's)
++   privacy. In addition, they have a lot of security flaws. <a
++   
href="https://www.wired.com/story/kid-smartwatch-security-vulnerabilities/";>They
++   permit access by security breakers</a> and unauthorized people.</p>
++
++   <p>Because of the security flaws, the watch can be accessed from 
unauthorized people/devices and those people/devices can use the watch to send 
messages which can be dangerous for people's privacy.</p>
++
++   <p><small>(Note that this article misuses the word &ldquo;<a
++   href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">hackers</a>&rdquo;
++   to mean &ldquo;crackers.&rdquo;)</small></p>
+
 Added: 2020-10-06
 Id: 202003110
 RT: #1505594