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all.html
malware-cars.html
malware-microsoft.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
proprietary.html
proprietary-insecurity.html
proprietary-sabotage.html
proprietary-subscriptions.html
proprietary-surveillance.html
diff -rNU2 all.html all.html
--- all.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.629269223 +0000
+++ all.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.715450984 +0000
@@ -51,4 +51,42 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-04-25' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2023-02-28'
--><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>Volkswagen <a
+ href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/";>
+ tracks the location of every driver, and sells that data to
+ third-parties</a>. However, it refuses to use the data to implement a
+ feature for the benefit of its customers unless they pay extra money
+ for it.</p>
+
+ <p>This came to attention and brought controversy when Volkswagen
+ refused to locate a car-jacked vehicle with a toddler in it because
+ the owner of the car had not subscribed to the relevant service.</p>
+ </li>
+
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-04-25' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2022-07-14'
--><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>BMW is now luring British customers into <a
+
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html";>
+ paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
+ subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature
+ when they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have
+ to pay BMW extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is
+ probably done by BMW accessing a back door in the car software.</p>
+ </li>
+
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-04-25' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2022-07-04'
--><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 bug in Tesla cars software <a
+
href="https://www.tweaktown.com/news/86780/new-app-allows-hackers-to-steal-teslas-by-making-their-own-keys/index.html";>
+ lets crackers install new car keys</a>, unlock cars, start engines,
+ and even prevent real owners from accessing their cars.</p>
+
+ <p>A cracker even reported that he was able to <a
+
href="https://fortune.com/2022/01/12/teen-hacker-david-colombo-took-control-25-tesla-ev/";>
+ disable security systems and take control of 25 cars</a>.</p>
+
+ <small>Please note that these articles wrongly use the word “<a
+
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>hacker</a>”
+ instead of cracker.</small>
+ </li>
+
<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-04-12' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2023-04-06'
--><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>Tesla cars record videos of activity inside the car, and <a
@@ -2297,5 +2335,5 @@
program</a> on computers running certain
versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
-
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-for-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-health-tools-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
“repair” any components of the updating system that users
@@ -3064,5 +3102,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/20 17:58:58 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 14:14:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-cars.html malware-cars.html
--- malware-cars.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.649269219 +0000
+++ malware-cars.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.751450988 +0000
@@ -92,4 +92,19 @@
</li>
+ <li id="M202302280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>Volkswagen <a
+ href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/";>
+ tracks the location of every driver, and sells that data to
+ third-parties</a>. However, it refuses to use the data to implement a
+ feature for the benefit of its customers unless they pay extra money
+ for it.</p>
+
+ <p>This came to attention and brought controversy when Volkswagen
+ refused to locate a car-jacked vehicle with a toddler in it because
+ the owner of the car had not subscribed to the relevant service.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202211301">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-11</small>'
@@ -133,4 +148,33 @@
</li>
+ <li id="M202207140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>BMW is now luring British customers into <a
+
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html";>
+ paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
+ subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature
+ when they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have
+ to pay BMW extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is
+ probably done by BMW accessing a back door in the car software.</p>
+ </li>
+
+ <li id="M202207040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>A bug in Tesla cars software <a
+
href="https://www.tweaktown.com/news/86780/new-app-allows-hackers-to-steal-teslas-by-making-their-own-keys/index.html";>
+ lets crackers install new car keys</a>, unlock cars, start engines,
+ and even prevent real owners from accessing their cars.</p>
+
+ <p>A cracker even reported that he was able to <a
+
href="https://fortune.com/2022/01/12/teen-hacker-david-colombo-took-control-25-tesla-ev/";>
+ disable security systems and take control of 25 cars</a>.</p>
+
+ <small>Please note that these articles wrongly use the word “<a
+
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>hacker</a>”
+ instead of cracker.</small>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202008181">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
@@ -502,5 +546,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/12 08:25:46 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 14:14:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-microsoft.html malware-microsoft.html
--- malware-microsoft.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.661269217 +0000
+++ malware-microsoft.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.791450993 +0000
@@ -486,5 +486,5 @@
program</a> on computers running certain
versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
-
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-for-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-health-tools-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
“repair” any components of the updating system that users
@@ -1053,5 +1053,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/04 11:47:33 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 12:22:44 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-back-doors.html proprietary-back-doors.html
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.669269215 +0000
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.827450997 +0000
@@ -148,4 +148,16 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M202207140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>BMW is now luring British customers into <a
+
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html";>
+ paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
+ subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature
+ when they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have
+ to pay BMW extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is
+ probably done by BMW accessing a back door in the car software.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202109220">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-09</small>'
@@ -1009,5 +1021,5 @@
</div>
-<p>Copyright © 2014-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -1019,5 +1031,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/11/26 11:26:56 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 12:25:13 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.689269211 +0000
+++ proprietary.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.943451009 +0000
@@ -226,4 +226,48 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M202302280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>Volkswagen <a
+ href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/";>
+ tracks the location of every driver, and sells that data to
+ third-parties</a>. However, it refuses to use the data to implement a
+ feature for the benefit of its customers unless they pay extra money
+ for it.</p>
+
+ <p>This came to attention and brought controversy when Volkswagen
+ refused to locate a car-jacked vehicle with a toddler in it because
+ the owner of the car had not subscribed to the relevant service.</p>
+ </li>
+
+ <li id="M202207140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>BMW is now luring British customers into <a
+
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html";>
+ paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
+ subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature
+ when they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have
+ to pay BMW extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is
+ probably done by BMW accessing a back door in the car software.</p>
+ </li>
+
+ <li id="M202207040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>A bug in Tesla cars software <a
+
href="https://www.tweaktown.com/news/86780/new-app-allows-hackers-to-steal-teslas-by-making-their-own-keys/index.html";>
+ lets crackers install new car keys</a>, unlock cars, start engines,
+ and even prevent real owners from accessing their cars.</p>
+
+ <p>A cracker even reported that he was able to <a
+
href="https://fortune.com/2022/01/12/teen-hacker-david-colombo-took-control-25-tesla-ev/";>
+ disable security systems and take control of 25 cars</a>.</p>
+
+ <small>Please note that these articles wrongly use the word “<a
+
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>hacker</a>”
+ instead of cracker.</small>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202304060">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-04</small>'
@@ -250,52 +294,4 @@
additional malware that is hard to remove.</p>
</li>
-
- <li id="M202304010">
- <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-04</small>'
- --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
- <p>GM is switching to a new
- audio/video system in its cars in order to <a
-
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/01/business/gm-apple-play-evs/index.html";>
- collect complete information about what people in the car watch or
- listen to, and also how they drive</a>.</p>
-
- <p>The new system for navigation and “driving assistance”
- will be tethered to various online dis-services, and GM will snoop on
- everything the users do with them. But don't feel bad about that,
- because some of these subscriptions will be gratis for the first
- 8 years.</p>
- </li>
-
- <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—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" -->
- <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";>
- World of Warcraft to go offline in China</a>. The shutdown may not be
- permanent, but even if it is not, the fact that a business disagreement
- can stop all users in China from playing the game illustrates the
- injustice of requiring the use of a specific server.</p>
-
- <p>We expect that users must pay to use that server, but whether that
- is the case is a side issue. Even if use of that server is gratis,
- the harm comes from the fact that the program doesn't allow people
- to make and use other servers for that job.</p>
-
- <p>Let's hope game fans in China learn the importance of <a
- href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html";>rejecting nonfree
- games</a>.</p>
- </li>
</ul>
<p class="button right-align">
@@ -360,5 +356,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/12 08:25:47 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 14:14:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-insecurity.html proprietary-insecurity.html
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.693269210 +0000
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.951451010 +0000
@@ -175,4 +175,21 @@
</li>
+ <li id="M202207040">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>A bug in Tesla cars software <a
+
href="https://www.tweaktown.com/news/86780/new-app-allows-hackers-to-steal-teslas-by-making-their-own-keys/index.html";>
+ lets crackers install new car keys</a>, unlock cars, start engines,
+ and even prevent real owners from accessing their cars.</p>
+
+ <p>A cracker even reported that he was able to <a
+
href="https://fortune.com/2022/01/12/teen-hacker-david-colombo-took-control-25-tesla-ev/";>
+ disable security systems and take control of 25 cars</a>.</p>
+
+ <small>Please note that these articles wrongly use the word “<a
+
href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker";>hacker</a>”
+ instead of cracker.</small>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202202090">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-02</small>'
@@ -1348,5 +1365,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/03/04 16:45:19 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 14:14:20 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-sabotage.html proprietary-sabotage.html
--- proprietary-sabotage.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.709269207 +0000
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.991451014 +0000
@@ -256,5 +256,5 @@
program</a> on computers running certain
versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
-
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-for-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-health-tools-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a";>
tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
“repair” any components of the updating system that users
@@ -917,5 +917,5 @@
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -927,5 +927,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/11/12 20:56:29 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 12:25:13 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-subscriptions.html proprietary-subscriptions.html
--- proprietary-subscriptions.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.717269206 +0000
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.995451015 +0000
@@ -117,4 +117,16 @@
</li>
+ <li id="M202207140">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>BMW is now luring British customers into <a
+
href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html";>
+ paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
+ subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature
+ when they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have
+ to pay BMW extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is
+ probably done by BMW accessing a back door in the car software.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202106220">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-06</small>'
@@ -303,5 +315,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/04 10:49:24 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 12:22:45 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-surveillance.html proprietary-surveillance.html
--- proprietary-surveillance.html 2023-04-21 04:01:38.721269205 +0000
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 2023-04-26 04:02:32.995451015 +0000
@@ -3043,4 +3043,19 @@
</li>
+ <li id="M202302280">
+ <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-02</small>'
+ --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+ <p>Volkswagen <a
+ href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/";>
+ tracks the location of every driver, and sells that data to
+ third-parties</a>. However, it refuses to use the data to implement a
+ feature for the benefit of its customers unless they pay extra money
+ for it.</p>
+
+ <p>This came to attention and brought controversy when Volkswagen
+ refused to locate a car-jacked vehicle with a toddler in it because
+ the owner of the car had not subscribed to the relevant service.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M202105130">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-05</small>'
@@ -3775,5 +3790,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/04/12 08:25:46 $
+$Date: 2023/04/25 12:22:45 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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