www/proprietary all.html malware-microsoft.html...

[Félicien PILLOT]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Félicien PILLOT <felandral>    23/03/15 06:39:54

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

Log message:
        Windows 11 snooping (www-discuss 2023-02-16)

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/all.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.143&r2=1.144
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.163&r2=1.164
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.454&r2=1.455
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.463&r2=1.464
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.485&r2=1.486

Patches:
Index: all.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/all.html,v
retrieving revision 1.143
retrieving revision 1.144
diff -u -b -r1.143 -r1.144
--- all.html    21 Feb 2023 10:45:33 -0000      1.143
+++ all.html    15 Mar 2023 10:39:53 -0000      1.144
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@
   to detect once installed...</a></strong></p>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-03-15' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2023-02-08' 
--><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>As soon as it boots, and without asking any permission, <a
+    
href="https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html";>Windows
+    11 starts to send data to online servers.</a> The user's personal
+    details, location or hardware information are reported to Microsoft and
+    other companies to be used as telemetry data. All of this is done is
+    the background, and users have no easy way to prevent it&mdash;unless
+    they switch the computer offline.</p>
+  </li>
+
 <!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-01-29' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2023-01-23' 
--><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>A dispute between Blizzard and one of its partners caused <a
     
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft";>
@@ -3021,7 +3031,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/02/21 10:45:33 $
+$Date: 2023/03/15 10:39:53 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: malware-microsoft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.163
retrieving revision 1.164
diff -u -b -r1.163 -r1.164
--- malware-microsoft.html      13 Dec 2022 15:29:30 -0000      1.163
+++ malware-microsoft.html      15 Mar 2023 10:39:53 -0000      1.164
@@ -625,6 +625,18 @@
 <h3 id="surveillance">Surveillance</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202302080">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>As soon as it boots, and without asking any permission, <a
+    
href="https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html";>Windows
+    11 starts to send data to online servers.</a> The user's personal
+    details, location or hardware information are reported to Microsoft and
+    other companies to be used as telemetry data. All of this is done is
+    the background, and users have no easy way to prevent it&mdash;unless
+    they switch the computer offline.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202011260">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-11</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -1040,7 +1052,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/12/13 15:29:30 $
+$Date: 2023/03/15 10:39:53 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.454
retrieving revision 1.455
diff -u -b -r1.454 -r1.455
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       4 Mar 2023 16:55:20 -0000       1.454
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       15 Mar 2023 10:39:53 -0000      1.455
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202302080">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>As soon as it boots, and without asking any permission, <a
+    
href="https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html";>Windows
+    11 starts to send data to online servers.</a> The user's personal
+    details, location or hardware information are reported to Microsoft and
+    other companies to be used as telemetry data. All of this is done is
+    the background, and users have no easy way to prevent it&mdash;unless
+    they switch the computer offline.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201912160">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-12</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -3721,7 +3733,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/03/04 16:55:20 $
+$Date: 2023/03/15 10:39:53 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.463
retrieving revision 1.464
diff -u -b -r1.463 -r1.464
--- proprietary.html    21 Feb 2023 10:45:33 -0000      1.463
+++ proprietary.html    15 Mar 2023 10:39:53 -0000      1.464
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
 them.</p>
 </div>
 
-<p>As of September, 2022, the pages in this directory list around 550
-instances of malicious functionalities (with more than 670 references to
+<p>As of March, 2023, the pages in this directory list around 550
+instances of malicious functionalities (with more than 680 references to
 back them up), but there are surely thousands more we don't know about.</p>
 
 <p>Ideally we would list every instance.  If you come across an
@@ -225,6 +225,18 @@
   to detect once installed...</a></strong></p>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202302080">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>As soon as it boots, and without asking any permission, <a
+    
href="https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html";>Windows
+    11 starts to send data to online servers.</a> The user's personal
+    details, location or hardware information are reported to Microsoft and
+    other companies to be used as telemetry data. All of this is done is
+    the background, and users have no easy way to prevent it&mdash;unless
+    they switch the computer offline.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202301230">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-01</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -290,20 +302,6 @@
     to insist on encryption software that is (1) free software and (2)
     studied by experts.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M202211300">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-11</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p><a href="https://www.techarp.com/mobile/apple-china-limit-airdrop/";>
-    Obeying a demand by the Chinese government, Apple restricted the
-    use of AirDrop in China</a>. It imposed a ten-minute time limit
-    during which users can receive files from non contacts. This makes
-    it nearly impossible to use AirDrop for its intended purpose, which
-    is to exchange files with strangers between iMonsters in physical
-    proximity. This happened after it became known that dissenters
-    were using the app to distribute digital anti-government fliers
-    anonymously.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 <p class="button right-align">
 <a href="/proprietary/all.html">More items&hellip;</a></p>
@@ -366,7 +364,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/02/21 10:45:33 $
+$Date: 2023/03/15 10:39:53 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.485
retrieving revision 1.486
diff -u -b -r1.485 -r1.486
--- workshop/mal.rec    4 Mar 2023 16:45:19 -0000       1.485
+++ workshop/mal.rec    15 Mar 2023 10:39:54 -0000      1.486
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@
 ####    Please don't remove the blank line after this marker!    ####
 # ADD NEW BLURB HERE
 
+Added: 2023-03-15
+Id: 202302080
+RT: www-discuss 2023-02-16 (Windows 11 starts snooping)
+PubDate: 2023-02-08
+Target: proprietary-surveillance.html SpywareInWindows
+Target: malware-microsoft.html surveillance
+Keywords:
+Blurb: <p>As soon as it boots, and without asking any permission, <a
++   
href="https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html";>Windows
++   11 starts to send data to online servers.</a> The user's personal
++   details, location or hardware information are reported to Microsoft and
++   other companies to be used as telemetry data. All of this is done is
++   the background, and users have no easy way to prevent it&mdash;unless
++   they switch the computer offline.</p>
+
 Added: 2023-01-29
 Id: 202301230
 RT: www-discuss 2023-01-25 (World of Warcraft malware)