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all.html
malware-apple.html
malware-appliances.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
proprietary.html
proprietary-jails.html
diff -rNU2 all.html all.html
--- all.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.083280033 +0000
+++ all.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.075855130 +0000
@@ -43,4 +43,21 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#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> — 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</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> — Latest
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB'
--></small>
+ <p>The Russian communications watchdog <a
+
href="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> — Latest
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB'
--></small>
<p><a
@@ -2335,5 +2352,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/08/11 01:42:15 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 14:00:06 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-apple.html malware-apple.html
--- malware-apple.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.091280035 +0000
+++ malware-apple.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.083855131 +0000
@@ -431,4 +431,17 @@
<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
+
href="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>'
@@ -1197,5 +1210,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/08/11 01:42:15 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 11:41:54 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-appliances.html malware-appliances.html
--- malware-appliances.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.095280035 +0000
+++ malware-appliances.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.087855131 +0000
@@ -60,4 +60,12 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M202108240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <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</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202101050">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-01</small>'
@@ -1245,5 +1253,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/01 09:21:51 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:35:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-back-doors.html proprietary-back-doors.html
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.119280042 +0000
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.111855135 +0000
@@ -289,4 +289,12 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M202108240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <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</a>.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202106190">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-06</small>'
@@ -943,5 +951,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 10:35:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.135280046 +0000
+++ proprietary.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.123855137 +0000
@@ -187,4 +187,25 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M202108240">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-08</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <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</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
+
href="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>'
@@ -237,38 +258,4 @@
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>
-
- <li id="M202106190">
- <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-06</small>'
- --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
- <p><a
-
href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-tracking-google-silently-pushed-app-to-users-phones/";>Google
- automatically installed an app on many proprietary Android phones</a>. The
app
- might or might not do malicious things but the power Google has over
proprietary
- Android phones is dangerous.</p>
- </li>
</ul>
<p class="button right-align">
@@ -333,5 +320,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/08/11 01:42:15 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 11:41:54 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-jails.html proprietary-jails.html
--- proprietary-jails.html 2021-08-11 04:03:37.147280050 +0000
+++ proprietary-jails.html 2021-09-02 04:07:15.135855138 +0000
@@ -130,4 +130,17 @@
<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
+
href="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>'
@@ -404,5 +417,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/01 09:21:53 $
+$Date: 2021/09/01 11:41:54 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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