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

[Ali Reza Hayati]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Ali Reza Hayati <arh>   20/11/02 09:40:09

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary.html proprietary-surveillance.html 
                         malware-microsoft.html 

Log message:
        Added new item about Microsoft tricking users to create account [RT 
#1635381]

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.248&r2=1.249
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.341&r2=1.342
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.112&r2=1.113

Patches:
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.248
retrieving revision 1.249
diff -u -b -r1.248 -r1.249
--- proprietary.html    2 Nov 2020 10:34:36 -0000       1.248
+++ proprietary.html    2 Nov 2020 14:40:09 -0000       1.249
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201912160">
+    <p>Microsoft is <a
+    
href="https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/";>tricking
+    users to create an account on their network</a> to be able to install
+    and use the Windows operating system, which is malware. The account can
+    be used for surveillance and/or violating people's rights in many ways,
+    such as turning their purchased software to a subscription product.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202010220">
     <p>The addictive Genshin Impact relentlessly <a
     
href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/22/genshin-impact-video-game-slowly-taking-over-the-world";>coerces
@@ -188,9 +197,7 @@
     
href="https://www.wired.com/story/kid-smartwatch-security-vulnerabilities/";>
     permit security breakers (and unauthorized people) to access</a> the 
watch.</p>
 
-    <p>Thus, ill-intentioned unauthorized people can intercept 
-communications between parent and child and spoof messages to and from 
-the watch, possibly endangering the child.</p>
+    <p>Thus, ill-intentioned unauthorized people can intercept communications 
between parent and child and spoof messages to and from the watch, possibly 
endangering the child.</p>
 
     <p><small>(Note that this article misuses the word &ldquo;<a
     href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">hackers</a>&rdquo;
@@ -212,15 +219,6 @@
     taking advantage of the &ldquo;advanced features&rdquo; of the cooker
     unless they pay a monthly fee.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M202009270">
-    <p>Many employers are using nonfree
-    software, including videoconference software, to <a
-    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/27/shirking-from-home-staff-feel-the-heat-as-bosses-ramp-up-remote-surveillance";>
-    surveil and monitor staff working at home</a>. If the program reports
-    whether you are &ldquo;active,&rdquo; that is in effect a malicious
-    surveillance feature.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
 </div>
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/02 10:34:36 $
+$Date: 2020/11/02 14:40:09 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.341
retrieving revision 1.342
diff -u -b -r1.341 -r1.342
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       17 Oct 2020 07:26:24 -0000      1.341
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       2 Nov 2020 14:40:09 -0000       1.342
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201912160">
+    <p>Microsoft is <a
+    
href="https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/";>tricking
+    users to create an account on their network</a> to be able to install
+    and use the Windows operating system, which is malware. The account can
+    be used for surveillance and/or violating people's rights in many ways,
+    such as turning their purchased software to a subscription product.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201712110">
     <p>HP's proprietary operating system <a
     href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42309371";>includes a
@@ -2747,7 +2756,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/10/17 07:26:24 $
+$Date: 2020/11/02 14:40:09 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-microsoft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.112
retrieving revision 1.113
diff -u -b -r1.112 -r1.113
--- malware-microsoft.html      17 Oct 2020 07:26:23 -0000      1.112
+++ malware-microsoft.html      2 Nov 2020 14:40:09 -0000       1.113
@@ -424,6 +424,15 @@
 <h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M201912160">
+    <p>Microsoft is <a
+    
href="https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/";>tricking
+    users to create an account on their network</a> to be able to install
+    and use the Windows operating system, which is malware. The account can
+    be used for surveillance and/or violating people's rights in many ways,
+    such as turning their purchased software to a subscription product.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201908210">
     <p>Microsoft recorded users of Xboxes and had <a
     
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana";>
@@ -712,7 +721,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/10/17 07:26:23 $
+$Date: 2020/11/02 14:40:09 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>