www/proprietary all.html malware-apple.html pro...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 21/09/01 06:47:01

Modified files:
        proprietary    : all.html malware-apple.html 
                         proprietary-jails.html proprietary.html 
        proprietary/workshop: mal.rec 

Log message:
        Censorship of Navalny's app (www-discuss 2021-08-20).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/all.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.43&r2=1.44
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-apple.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.146&r2=1.147
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-jails.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.59&r2=1.60
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.365&r2=1.366
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.367&r2=1.368

Patches:
Index: all.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/all.html,v
retrieving revision 1.43
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -b -r1.43 -r1.44
--- all.html    1 Sep 2021 10:26:49 -0000       1.43
+++ all.html    1 Sep 2021 10:47:00 -0000       1.44
@@ -45,7 +45,18 @@
 <!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-09-01' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-08-24' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
     <p>Recent Samsung TVs have a back door with which Samsung can <a
     
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-can-remotely-disable-any-of-its-tvs-worldwide";>
-    brick them remotely.</p>
+    brick them remotely</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-09-01' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-08-20' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
+    <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
+    
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-russia-navalny-apps/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-to-remove-navalny-app-report-idUSKBN2FL1DM";>
+    tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their
+    stores.</p>
+
+    <p>Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute
+    censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can
+    install apps even if Google does not offer them.</p>
   </li>
 
 <!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-07-30' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-07-18' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
@@ -2340,7 +2351,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/09/01 10:26:49 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:47:00 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-apple.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-apple.html,v
retrieving revision 1.146
retrieving revision 1.147
diff -u -b -r1.146 -r1.147
--- malware-apple.html  11 Aug 2021 01:42:15 -0000      1.146
+++ malware-apple.html  1 Sep 2021 10:47:00 -0000       1.147
@@ -430,6 +430,19 @@
 <h4 id="jail-censorship">Examples of censorship by Apple jails</h4>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202108200">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
+    
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-russia-navalny-apps/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-to-remove-navalny-app-report-idUSKBN2FL1DM";>
+    tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their
+    stores.</p>
+
+    <p>Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute
+    censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can
+    install apps even if Google does not offer them.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202008300">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -1196,7 +1209,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/08/11 01:42:15 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:47:00 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-jails.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-jails.html,v
retrieving revision 1.59
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -b -r1.59 -r1.60
--- proprietary-jails.html      1 Jun 2021 09:21:53 -0000       1.59
+++ proprietary-jails.html      1 Sep 2021 10:47:00 -0000       1.60
@@ -129,6 +129,19 @@
 <h4 id="apple-censorship">Examples of censorship by Apple jails</h4>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202108200">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
+    
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-russia-navalny-apps/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-to-remove-navalny-app-report-idUSKBN2FL1DM";>
+    tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their
+    stores.</p>
+
+    <p>Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute
+    censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can
+    install apps even if Google does not offer them.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202008300">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -403,7 +416,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/01 09:21:53 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:47:00 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.365
retrieving revision 1.366
diff -u -b -r1.365 -r1.366
--- proprietary.html    1 Sep 2021 10:35:20 -0000       1.365
+++ proprietary.html    1 Sep 2021 10:47:00 -0000       1.366
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@
     brick them remotely</a>.</p>
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202108200">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
+    
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-russia-navalny-apps/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-to-remove-navalny-app-report-idUSKBN2FL1DM";>
+    tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their
+    stores.</p>
+
+    <p>Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute
+    censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can
+    install apps even if Google does not offer them.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202107180">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-07</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -244,30 +257,6 @@
     &ldquo;refreshing dreams&rdquo; of the product, according to the
     companies.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M202106220">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-06</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p>Peloton company which produces treadmills recently <a
-    
href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/peloton-tread-owners-now-forced-into-monthly-subscription-after-recall/";>locked
-    people out of basic features of people's treadmills by a software
-    update</a>. The company now asks people for a membership/subscription
-    for what people already paid for.</p>
-
-    <p>The software used in the treadmill is proprietary and probably
-    includes back doors to force software updates. It teaches the lesson
-    that if a product talks to external networks, you must expect it to
-    take in new malware.</p>
-
-    <p>Please note that the company behind this product said they
-    are working to reverse the changes so people will no longer need
-    subscription to use the locked feature.</p>
-
-    <p>Apparently public anger made the company back down. If we want that
-    to be our safety, we need to build up the anger against malicious
-    features (and the proprietary software that is their entry path)
-    to the point that even the most powerful companies don't dare.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 <p class="button right-align">
 <a href="/proprietary/all.html">More items&hellip;</a></p>
@@ -330,7 +319,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/09/01 10:35:20 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:47:00 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.367
retrieving revision 1.368
diff -u -b -r1.367 -r1.368
--- workshop/mal.rec    1 Sep 2021 10:35:20 -0000       1.367
+++ workshop/mal.rec    1 Sep 2021 10:47:01 -0000       1.368
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
 Added: 2021-09-01
+Id: 202108200
+RT: www-discuss 2021-08-20 [Proprietary censorship]
+PubDate: 2021-08-20
+Target: proprietary-jails.html apple-censorship
+Target: malware-apple.html jail-censorship
+Keywords:
+Blurb: <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
++   
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-russia-navalny-apps/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-to-remove-navalny-app-report-idUSKBN2FL1DM";>
++   tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their
++   stores.</p>
++
++   <p>Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute
++   censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can
++   install apps even if Google does not offer them.</p>
+
+Added: 2021-09-01
 Id: 202108240
 RT: www-discuss 2021-08-30 [Back door (not universal)]
 PubDate: 2021-08-28