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www/proprietary proprietary-insecurity.html mal...


From: Ali Reza Hayati
Subject: www/proprietary proprietary-insecurity.html mal...
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 05:28:50 -0500 (EST)

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Ali Reza Hayati <arh>   20/11/21 05:28:50

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-insecurity.html malware-games.html 
                         proprietary-interference.html proprietary.html 
        proprietary/workshop: mal.rec 

Log message:
        Added item about Riot Games anti-cheat program (www-discuss 2020-11-17) 
[RT #1634942]

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.125&r2=1.126
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-games.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.62&r2=1.63
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.255&r2=1.256
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.252&r2=1.253

Patches:
Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.125
retrieving revision 1.126
diff -u -b -r1.125 -r1.126
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 10 Nov 2020 17:00:48 -0000      1.125
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 21 Nov 2020 10:28:49 -0000      1.126
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
     manufacturer.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202004150">
+    <p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
+    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
+    on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software
+    that increases the attack surface of the operating system.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201912170">
     <p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
     
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>&ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>)
@@ -789,7 +796,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/10 17:00:48 $
+$Date: 2020/11/21 10:28:49 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-games.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-games.html,v
retrieving revision 1.64
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -b -r1.64 -r1.65
--- malware-games.html  10 Nov 2020 17:00:48 -0000      1.64
+++ malware-games.html  21 Nov 2020 10:28:49 -0000      1.65
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@
     boxes</a>.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202004150">
+    <p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
+    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
+    on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software
+    that increases the attack surface of the operating system.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202003110">
     <p>Roblox (among many other games)
     created anti-features which sucker children into <a
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/10 17:00:48 $
+$Date: 2020/11/21 10:28:49 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-interference.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html,v
retrieving revision 1.62
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -u -b -r1.62 -r1.63
--- proprietary-interference.html       10 Nov 2020 17:00:48 -0000      1.62
+++ proprietary-interference.html       21 Nov 2020 10:28:49 -0000      1.63
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
     let do such things to them.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202004150">
+    <p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
+    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
+    on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software
+    that increases the attack surface of the operating system.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201912170">
     <p>Some security breakers (wrongly referred in this article as <a
     
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>&ldquo;hackers&rdquo;</a>)
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/10 17:00:48 $
+$Date: 2020/11/21 10:28:49 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.255
retrieving revision 1.256
diff -u -b -r1.255 -r1.256
--- proprietary.html    19 Nov 2020 10:13:43 -0000      1.255
+++ proprietary.html    21 Nov 2020 10:28:49 -0000      1.256
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202004150">
+    <p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
+    
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
+    on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software
+    that increases the attack surface of the operating system.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202003260">
     <p>The Apple iOS version of Zoom <a
     
href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account";>is
@@ -214,21 +221,6 @@
     can be used instead, better still if installed in a server controlled
     by its users.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M202010221">
-    <p>Microsoft is imposing its
-    surveillance on the game of Minecraft by <a
-    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21527647/minecraft-microsoft-account-mojang-java";>requiring
-    every player to open an account on Microsoft's network</a>. Microsoft
-    has bought the game and will merge all accounts into its network,
-    which will give them access to people's data.</p>
-
-    <p>Minecraft players <a
-    href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest";>can play Minetest</a>
-    instead. The essential advantage of Minetest is that it is free
-    software, meaning it respects the user's computer freedom. As a bonus,
-    it offers more options.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
 </div>
@@ -291,7 +283,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2020/11/19 10:13:43 $
+$Date: 2020/11/21 10:28:49 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.252
retrieving revision 1.253
diff -u -b -r1.252 -r1.253
--- workshop/mal.rec    19 Nov 2020 10:13:44 -0000      1.252
+++ workshop/mal.rec    21 Nov 2020 10:28:50 -0000      1.253
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2020-11-21
+Id: 202004150
+RT: 1634942
+PubDate: 2020-04-15
+Target: proprietary-insecurity.html proprietary-insecurity
+Target: malware-games.html malware-games
+Target: proprietary-interference.html proprietary-interference
+Keywords: Riot Games, Anti-cheat
+Blurb: <p>Riot Games’ new anti-cheat is malware; <a
++   
href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver";>runs
++   on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software
++   that increases the attack surface of the operating system.</p>
+
 Added: 2020-11-19
 Id: 202003260
 RT: 1647406



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