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disconnecting the early models of the Swindle | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/09/amazon-upsets-book-lovers-by-ending-support-for-old-kindles |
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have some of their functionalities locked | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/newly-purchased-vizio-tvs-now-require-walmart-accounts-to-use-smart-features/ |
| sign away their | https://www.levernews.com/shakeshackled/ |
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Meta has been granted a patent | https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2 |
| Artificial
Intelligence | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#ArtificialIntelligence |
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spyware program called HPMediaNetwork.exe | https://web.archive.org/web/20260222235610/https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Desktops/Still-getting-annoying-intrusive-HP-pop-up-ads-on-my-desktop/td-p/9436964 |
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HP sells to advertising companies | https://www.adweek.com/commerce/hp-is-launching-an-ad-business-with-laptop-targeted-ads-and-a-streaming-service/ |
| opting
out does not block ads | https://www.hp.com/us-en/privacy/hp-advertising.html |
| free
specifications and designs | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html |
| free software | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html |
| pushing
Pretend Intelligence | https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/18/windows-11-to-add-an-ai-agent-that-runs-in-background-with-access-to-personal-folders-warns-of-security-risk/ |
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reports all the encryption keys to Microsoft | https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/ |
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anti-rollback feature | https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-arb-protection-3633783/ |
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allows employers to log all messages | https://www.insidehalton.com/news/google-archiving-feature-employees/article_3bdced70-23dd-5ea8-9305-a936fceda7dc.html |
| Rich
Communication Services | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services |
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explicitly requires nullifying user agency | https://developer.android.com/work/dpc/rcs-messages-archival |
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harder for users to use a web browser | https://www.techzine.eu/news/applications/118510/new-windows-driver-blocks-software-that-changes-default-web-browser/ |
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remotely control and even deactivate the vehicles | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/05/danish-authorities-in-rush-to-close-security-loophole-in-chinese-electric-buses |
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installs various malicious functionalities | https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/this-browser-claims-perfect-privacies-protection-but-it-acts-like-malware/ |
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removed | https://www.npr.org/2025/10/03/nx-s1-5561999/apple-google-iceblock-app-removal |
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several applications | https://www.androidauthority.com/ice-alert-app-red-dot-pulled-play-store-3603936/ |
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Apple's own records | https://www.theverge.com/cyber-security/707116/iceblock-data-privacy-security-android-version |
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removed ICEBlock | https://web.archive.org/web/20251006185727/https://www.iceblock.app/ |
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sabotaged Beeper Mini | https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/rip-beeper-mini-imessage-on-android-is-now-truly-done |
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software change | https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/software-update-bricks-some-jeep-4xe-hybrids-over-the-weekend/ |
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method to unlock | https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a/ |
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crack | https://web.archive.org/web/20250422121516/http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/04/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html |
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lock/unlock | https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader/locking_unlocking |
|
downgraded the firmware of its home gym equipment | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/firmware-update-hinders-echelon-smart-home-gym-equipments-ability-to-work-offline/ |
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Efforts to restore offline functionality | https://www.404media.co/developer-unlocks-newly-enshittified-echelon-exercise-bikes-but-cant-legally-release-his-software/ |
| free/libre
software | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html |
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“security” measure | https://itsfoss.com/news/new-android-sideloading-rules/ |
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F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html |
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attack | https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/researchers-use-calendar-events-to-hack-gemini-control-smart-home-gadgets/ |
| they
do not have | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#ArtificialIntelligence |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
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making it impossible for users to install a third-party operating
system on their mobile devices | https://www.sammobile.com/news/say-goodbye-to-your-custom-roms-as-one-ui-8-kills-bootloader-unlock/ |
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spying on behalf of the native Meta and Yandex Android apps | https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/ |
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Advertising ID | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201812290 |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/ |
| Defective by design | https://www.defectivebydesign.org/ |
| It
requires periodic connection to the Denuvo servers | https://whyisdenuvobad.github.io/ |
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a number of games became unplayable | https://www.pcgamer.com/a-great-day-for-drm-as-denuvo-lapse-renders-tons-of-games-temporarily-unplayable/ |
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It limits the number of operating systems a game can be played
on | https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/page=2/ |
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It has a detrimental effect on game performance | https://www.howtogeek.com/400126/what-is-denuvo-and-why-do-gamers-hate-it/ |
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make all Echo devices send all the audio they hear to Amazon
servers | https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen |
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facing unjust choices | https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-pc-cant-be-upgraded-you-have-5-options-and-must-act-now/ |
| free operating system | https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |
|
collecting voice and face data | https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/nsw-education-department-caught-unaware-after-microsoft-teams-began-collecting-students-biometric-data |
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made biometric data collection the default | https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/voice-and-face-recognition#admin-settings |
| remotely brick
the Wii | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-games.html#M201410130 |
|
Switch consoles may be permanently bricked if they are
not used as authorized | https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy |
| giving their
consent to tracking by means of dark patterns and harrassment | https://noyb.eu/en/bereal-app-wont-take-no-answer |
|
forces users to install self-branded hard drives | https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds |
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degrades the printing quality when using third-party toner | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ |
|
Apple has been labeling various third-party files and programs as
“damaged” | https://www.howtogeek.com/803598/app-is-damaged-and-cant-be-opened/ |
|
tightening the chains that force Windows useds to sign into their
Microsoft account | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/ |
|
locked the most advanced functionalities of the Snoo behind a
paywall | https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/20/24202166/snoo-premium-subscription-happiest-baby |
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preventing users from installing third-party software on its Switch
consoles | https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/nintendo-reportedly-rolling-out-new-more-hack-proof-switch-hardware/ |
|
stopped offering iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-pulls-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-feature-in-the-uk/ |
|
worldwide access to encrypted user data | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/ |
|
preventing customers from using one of its cameras as a webcam | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/canon-charges-50-per-year-to-use-a-900-camera-as-a-functional-webcam/ |
|
A critical vulnerability in Windows systems
that support IPv6 | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/zero-click-windows-tcp-ip-rce-impacts-all-systems-with-ipv6-enabled-patch-now/ |
|
16 years after the first affected system | https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38063 |
|
frequently updates Google servers with its location and current
configuration | https://cybernews.com/security/google-pixel-9-phone-beams-data-and-awaits-commands/ |
| replace the original Android
operating system with a deGoogled version | https://doc.e.foundation/devices |
|
it can't be played when the company's servers are offline | https://destinytracker.com/destiny-2/articles/is-destiny-2-down-how-to-check-server-maintenance-and-downtime |
|
incompatible with GNU/Linux | https://areweanticheatyet.com/ |
|
replace SteamOS with Windows, or play from Edge browser | https://www.pcguide.com/steam-deck/play-destiny-2/ |
|
run cryptocurrency miner code on the computers of YouTube users through
proprietary JavaScript | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/now-even-youtube-serves-ads-with-cpu-draining-cryptocurrency-miners/ |
|
Microsoft is shutting down Skype | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/on-may-5-microsofts-skype-will-shut-down-for-good/ |
| Jitsi Meet | https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/ |
|
Outlook has become a “data collection and ad delivery
service” | https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service |
|
retrieve credentials associated with any third-party services | https://www.cyberkendra.com/2023/11/new-outlook-update-raises-privacy.html |
|
shutting down the proprietary video game The Crew, which was tethered
to its servers | https://www.polygon.com/gaming/476979/ubisoft-the-crew-shut-down-lawsuit-class-action |
|
uploads users' files and personal information to Microsoft's
“cloud” | https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-now-turns-on-onedrive-folder-backup-without-your-permission/ |
|
Microsoft Services agreement | https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/servicesagreement |
| free/libre
system | https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |
|
deletes downloaded files that it considers malware | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4063892/windows-defender-deleted-my-download-without-permi |
|
preinstallation of Russian-made proprietary software has
been mandatory | https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-40-apps-preinstalled-electronic-devices/32532513.html |
|
the list of mandatory applications keeps
growing | https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Pre-installation_of_Russian_software_on_smartphones_and_computers |
|
censor information, spy on people's online activity, and restrict
free speech | https://www.article19.org/resources/russia-pre-installation-of-apps-matters-for-free-speech/ |
|
spy on material that people upload to its servers | https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/adobe-defends-changes-in-its-terms-of-service-amid-gen-ai-explosion/ |
|
show ads in the “Recommended” section of the
Windows 11 Start menu | https://www.cnet.com/tech/who-wants-ads-in-their-windows-11-start-menu-heres-how-to-turn-them-off/ |
|
Recall records everything users do on their computer | https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall |
|
Recall will not take screenshots of digitally restricted
media | https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy-and-control-over-your-recall-experience-d404f672-7647-41e5-886c-a3c59680af15 |
|
Google revoked users' ability to turn
off the “pull-to-refresh”
gesture in Chrome for Android | https://web.archive.org/web/20260303174311/https://chromestory.com/2019/07/disable-pull-to-refresh-on-chrome-for-android/ |
| thousands
of protests by frustrated users | https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/8152831 |
|
discovered an insecure universal back door | https://eclypsium.com/blog/supply-chain-risk-from-gigabyte-app-center-backdoor/ |
| solution | https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2091 |
|
forcing its bullshit generator, Gemini, on many users of Gmail | https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/google-gemini-ai-workspace-default-opt-in.html |
| allowed absolutely anyone to
activate those controls | https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia |
| Dating
apps exploit their users | https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/03/addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users |
|
retreated from making car owners pay for a subscription to the heated
seats feature | https://www.forbes.com/sites/alistaircharlton/2023/09/07/bmw-drops-controversial-heated-seats-subscription-to-refocus-on-software-services/ |
|
A back door in Apple devices | https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/ |
| Spotify
sold a music streaming device but they no longer support it | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/pleas-for-open-sourcing-refunds-as-spotify-plans-to-brick-car-thing-devices/ |
|
Microsoft is using malware tactics to get users to switch to
their web browser | https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/15/24101887/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-google-chrome |
|
GM is spying on drivers | https://web.archive.org/web/20240311120515/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |
|
made by B with nonfree software | https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-cctv-moscow-spying-schemes-investigation/32747767.html |
| hack | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
forcing them to give the reason why they were closing it | https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification |
| UHD
Blu-ray disks are encrypted with AACS, one of the worst kinds of DRM | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/uhd-bluray-denies-your-freedom.html |
| Newag,
a Polish railway manufacturer, puts DRM inside trains to prevent
third-party repairs | https://badcyber.com/dieselgate-but-for-trains-some-heavyweight-hardware-hacking/ |
| x86
and ARM based computers shipped with UEFI are potentially vulnerable
to a design omission called LogoFAIL | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/logofail-attack-can-install-uefi-bootkits-through-bootup-logos/ |
|
snoops on the calls and texts | https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy |
|
gacha | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html#gacha |
|
very addictive for players | https://medium.com/@nikmlnkr/what-makes-clash-royale-so-addictive-1e586815b1f0 |
|
subscription-based, which is an injustice to people who
use them | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/google-nest-cameras-get-a-25-33-subscription-price-hike/ |
| To
block non-Apple repairs, Apple encodes the iMonster serial
number in the original parts | https://web.archive.org/web/20231213150111/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/technology/iphone-repair-apple-control.html |
| Samsung's
Push Service proprietary app | https://web.archive.org/web/20231011121908/https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-remove-ads-on-samsung/ |
| it
cannot be permanently disabled. | https://web.archive.org/web/20240305093416/https://getfastanswer.com/3486/how-to-remove-samsung-push-service-on-a-smartphone |
| blocks
users from using third-party software | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/chamberlain-blocks-smart-garage-door-opener-from-working-with-smart-homes/ |
| infested
with ads, including up-selling its other services and devices. | https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/09/lead-me-not-into-temptation/#chamberlain |
|
all the tethered devices become useless | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/10/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed |
|
start printing without user's consent | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/3d-printers-print-break-on-their-own-due-to-cloud-outage/ |
|
give away Yango taxi ride data to Russia's Federal Security Service
(FSB) | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/08/08/user-x-with-driver-y-traveled-from-point-a-to-point-b |
|
claims that it complies with European regulations | https://yandex.ru/legal/confidential/?lang=en |
|
has failed their privacy tests | https://www.mozillafoundation.org/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ |
|
require internet connection and a Microsoft account | https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-11-specifications |
| Rufus | https://www.gnu.org/gothub/pbatard/rufus/ |
|
free operating system | https://www.gnu.org/distros/distros.html |
|
listen to what people say | https://web.archive.org/web/20250401135525/https://getpocket.com/explore/item/silicon-valley-got-millions-to-let-siri-and-alexa-listen-in |
|
force users to log in to the app server | https://boingboing.net/2023/09/27/philips-hue-to-make-you-create-an-account-and-log-in-to-adjust-your-lightbulbs.html |
|
Driverless cars in San Francisco collect videos constantly | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/04/smile-youre-on-camera-self-driving-cars-are-here-and-theyre-watching-you |
| regulate all
cameras that collect images that can be used to track people | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html |
|
forcing employees to run “monitoring software” | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/30/i-feel-constantly-watched-employees-working-under-surveillance-monitorig-software-productivity |
|
deteriorate employees' well-being | https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/all/employee-monitoring-and-surveillance-challenges-digitalisation |
| sends
the URLs of images the user views to Microsoft's servers | https://web.archive.org/web/20260103012302/https://www.neowin.net/news/edge-sends-images-you-view-online-to-microsoft-here-is-how-to-disable-that/ |
| may
end up on the NSA's servers | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201405140 |
| should
be done on your own computer using installed free software | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html |
| IceCat | https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ |
|
recurrent connection issues with the server these thermostats are
tethered to | https://piunikaweb.com/2022/03/15/honeywell-total-connect-comfort-app-website-not-working-issue/ |
|
sabotage them by remotely installing malware | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/10/how-can-hp-block-me-from-using-a-cheaper-printer-cartridge |
|
remotely disabling Internet Explorer, forcibly redirecting users to
Microsoft Edge | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/14/microsoft-to-phase-out-internet-explorer-with-new-edge-browser |
|
released an “update” that installs a surveillance
program | https://betanews.com/2023/01/19/microsoft-is-using-the-kb5021751-update-to-see-if-you-have-an-unsupported-version-of-office-installed/ |
|
tracks the location of every driver, and sells that data to
third-parties | https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/ |
|
paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a
subscription basis | https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html |
|
lets crackers install new car keys | https://www.tweaktown.com/news/86780/new-app-allows-hackers-to-steal-teslas-by-making-their-own-keys/index.html |
|
disable security systems and take control of 25 cars | https://fortune.com/2022/01/12/teen-hacker-david-colombo-took-control-25-tesla-ev/ |
| hacker | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
company staff can watch those recordings and copy them | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-workers-shared-images-from-car-cameras-including-scenes-of-intimacy/ |
|
snoops on other apps, and takes control of them | https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/02/tech/china-pinduoduo-malware-cybersecurity-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html |
|
collect complete information about what people in the car watch or
listen to, and also how they drive | https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/01/business/gm-apple-play-evs/index.html |
| Windows
11 starts to send data to online servers | https://web.archive.org/web/20230212120649/https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html |
|
World of Warcraft to go offline in China | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft |
| rejecting nonfree
games | https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html |
| dozens
of flaws in the security (in the usual narrow sense) of many brands
of automobiles | https://samcurry.net/web-hackers-vs-the-auto-industry/ |
|
The iMonster app store client programs collect many kinds of data | https://web.archive.org/web/20230101185726/https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-analytics-tracking-even-when-off-app-store-1849757558 |
|
Apple is being sued | https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/14/apple_data_collection_lawsuit/ |
|
The Microsoft Office encryption is weak | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-office-365-email-encryption-could-expose-message-content/ |
|
Obeying a demand by the Chinese government, Apple restricted the
use of AirDrop in China | https://web.archive.org/web/20221202072935/https://www.techarp.com/mobile/apple-limit-airdrop-china/ |
|
unlock the bootloader of Xiaomi smartphones and tablets | https://web.archive.org/web/20231214204510/https://www.guidetoroot.com/unlock-bootloader-on-any-xiaomi-phones/ |
| B-CAS | https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-CAS |
| [1] | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/all.html#m1 |
|
injects keylogger-like JavaScript code into outside web pages | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/24/tiktok-can-track-users-every-tap-as-they-visit-other-sites-through-ios-app-new-research-shows |
|
TikTok makes it nearly impossible | https://web.archive.org/web/20221201065621/https://www.reddit.com/r/Tiktokhelp/comments/jlep5d/how_do_i_make_urls_open_in_my_browser_instead_of/ |
|
stop working after they have printed a predetermined number
of pages | https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/08/07/0350244/epson-programs-some-printers-to-stop-operating-claiming-danger-of-ink-spills |
|
right to repair them | https://fighttorepair.substack.com/p/citing-danger-of-ink-spills-epson |
|
push people to surrender to tracking via internet | https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/14/its-still-stupidly-ridiculously-difficult-to-buy-a-dumb-tv/ |
|
use various forms of location tracking, including the network,
to prosecute abortion-seekers | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/tech/wireless-carriers-locations-fcc/index.html |
|
spy on the user's own data | https://www.delish.com/kitchen-tools/a43252/how-food-apps-use-data/ |
|
targeted advertising | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/location-based-advertising-has-starbucks-coupon-finally-john-craig |
|
sells an add-on software feature that drivers are not allowed
to use | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/business/tesla-fsd-price-increase/index.html |
|
doesn't give you complete freedom to share scripts | https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/apdf01f8c054/5.0/ios/15.0 |
|
requires an Apple ID | https://web.archive.org/web/20230329031338/https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/vogb0c/all_methods_of_sharing_ios_shortcuts_require_an/ |
|
limits the car's driving range | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/30/will-connected-cars-persuade-drivers-to-pay-for-a-high-spec-ride |
|
cannot fix them | https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/01/russian-atms-reject-new-100-ruble-bill-kommersant-a78175 |
|
reports on how much they snoop on users | https://themarkup.org/blacklight/2020/09/22/blacklight-tracking-advertisers-digital-privacy-sensitive-websites |
|
revoked the license of some older versions | https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3xk3p/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop |
|
an app that tracks people's movements | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/06/tim-hortons-coffee-app-broke-law-by-constantly-recording-users-movements/ |
| track
and collect personal data from children as young as below the age of
five | https://web.archive.org/web/20220525011540/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/24/remote-school-app-tracking-privacy/ |
| sent
personal data to Facebook | https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/04/28/applied-for-student-aid-online-facebook-saw-you |
| made
one of its games permanently unplayable | https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/darkspore-servers-shut-down |
| would
ban specific words Amazon doesn't like | https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/amazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app/ |
|
leads students to reveal to their teacher personal information | https://kappanonline.org/dont-go-along-with-corporate-schemes-to-gather-up-student-data/ |
| Educational Malware App “Along” | https://www.gnu.org/education/educational-malware-app-along.html#content |
| by
imposing DRM on its removable SSD storage | https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/21/22989226/apple-mac-studios-removable-ssd-blocked-software-replacement |
| that
is a way to entrap students, so as to identify them and punish
them | https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2022/02/15/a-network-of-fake-test-answer-sites-is-trying-to-incriminate-students |
|
spy on people using various methods | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/29/what-your-smart-tv-knows-about-you-and-how-to-stop-it-harvesting-data |
|
implementing DRM in its printers | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/feb/19/how-cheap-ink-cartridges-can-cost-you-dear |
|
Dymo is now embedding DRM in the paper rolls for its label
printers | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now |
| infecting
people's computers with RedLine stealer malware | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-windows-11-upgrade-installers-infect-you-with-redline-malware/ |
| bought
location data about 20,000 people collected by around 100 different
malicious apps | https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/01/27/gay-bi-dating-app-muslim-prayer-apps-sold-data-on-peoples-location-to-a-controversial-data-broker |
|
is planning to use face recognition to track people's eyes | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/moviepass-founder-wants-to-use-facial-recognition-to-score-you-free-movies/ |
| tricking
the user into thinking that the phone has been powered
off | https://blog.zecops.com/research/persistence-without-persistence-meet-the-ultimate-persistence-bug-noreboot/ |
| Instagram
is forcing users to give away their phone numbers | https://web.archive.org/web/20230607090524/https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/6xkhi8/ig_suddenly_asking_for_phone_number_not_visible/ |
| updated
its program to install a cryptocurrency miner on users' computers | https://www.howtogeek.com/777952/norton-360-antivirus-now-mines-cryptocurrency/ |
| by
shutting down the server they are tethered to | https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/01/tech/blackberry-end-of-life/index.html |
| Sony
removed the ability to install other operating
systems | https://blog.playstation.com/2010/03/28/ps3-firmware-v3-21-update/ |
| got
sued by Sony | https://www.engadget.com/2011-01-12-sony-follows-up-officially-sues-geohot-and-fail0verflow-over-ps.html |
| people
had to break the restrictions imposed by Microsoft | https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/fahrplan/attachments/591-paper_xbox.pdf |
| limits
what people can watch, and recently disabled a feature | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/locked-out-of-god-mode-runners-are-hacking-their-treadmills/ |
| were
locked out of their cars as a result of Tesla's app suffering from an
outage | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/20/tesla-app-outage-elon-musk-apologises |
| found
a zero-day vulnerability on MacOS,
which crackers used to target people visiting the websites | https://www.vice.com/en/article/93bw8y/google-caught-hackers-using-a-mac-zero-day-against-hong-kong-users |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
| these
companies should obtain licenses to operate | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/ |
| demands
customers load a particular app to pay for parking in the parking
lot | https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-09/column-trader-joes-parking-app |
| completely
disable its Face ID functionality | https://www.ifixit.com/News/54829/apples-new-screen-repair-trap-could-change-the-repair-industry-forever |
| replace
default apps in its Windows | https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes |
| list of fully free distributions
of GNU | https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |
| harvests
users' data to personally identify and know people | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000119312518063434/d494294df1.htm |
| was
misconfigured and could have killed the implanted person | https://www.wired.com/2016/02/i-want-to-know-what-code-is-running-inside-my-body/ |
| has
licensed its Flash Player to China's Zhong Cheng Network | https://web.archive.org/web/20211014123717/https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/13/theres-an-app-for-that/#gnash |
| a series
of errors related to DMCA | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html |
| Facebook's
nonfree client forces its useds to look at the newsfeed | https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html |
| have
a malfeature to bleep out phrases that express political views
the Chinese government does not like | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/22/lithuania-tells-citizens-to-throw-out-chinese-phones-over-censorship-concerns |
| El
Salvador Dictatorship's Chivo wallet is spyware | https://www.elsalvador.com/eldiariodehoy/app-chivo-bitcoin-pone-en-riesgo-datos-personales-de-usuarios/852310/2021/ |
| “data protection”
is the wrong approach to privacy anyway | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html |
|
added a surveillance API (idle detection API) | https://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-chrome-feature-can-tell-sites-and-webapps-when-youre-idle/ |
|
impossible to load Navalny's tactical voting app into an iPhone | https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-google-pull-opposition-app-from-russian-store-1847695238 |
| are
affected by a security vulnerability that could give attackers access
to live feeds | https://www.wired.com/story/kalay-iot-bug-video-feeds/ |
|
brick them remotely | https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-can-remotely-disable-any-of-its-tvs-worldwide |
|
tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-remove-navalny-app-report-2021-08-20/ |
|
The pegasus spyware used vulnerabilities on proprietary smartphone
operating systems | https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/what-is-pegasus-spyware-and-how-does-it-hack-phones |
|
a technical analysis of this spyware | https://info.lookout.com/rs/051-ESQ-475/images/lookout-pegasus-technical-analysis.pdf |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
can allow crackers to remotely gain access to the operating system | https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/08/tech/microsoft-windows-10-printnightmare/ |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
Advertising companies are experimenting to manipulate people's
minds | https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/05/advertisers-targeted-dream-incubation |
| locked
people out of basic features of people's treadmills by a software
update | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/peloton-tread-owners-now-forced-into-monthly-subscription-after-recall/ |
| Google
automatically installed an app on many proprietary Android phones | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-tracking-google-silently-pushed-app-to-users-phones/ |
| Almost
all proprietary health apps harvest users' data | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/17/nine-out-of-10-health-apps-harvest-user-data-global-study-shows |
| TikTok
apps collect biometric identifiers and biometric information from
users' smartphones | https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/tiktok-just-gave-itself-permission-to-collect-biometric-data-on-u-s-users-including-faceprints-and-voiceprints/ |
| are
collecting people's access points and GPS coordinates (which can
identify people's precise location) even if their GPS is turned
off | https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050115/https://www.lifewire.com/wifi-positioning-system-1683343 |
| Google
will track people even if people turn off location history | https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/13/17684660/google-turn-off-location-history-data |
| Apple
is systematically undermining interoperability | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/30/gadgets-have-stopped-working-together-interoperability-apple |
| Android
phones have been collecting the addresses of nearby cellular
towers | https://web.archive.org/web/20250329181224/https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled |
| Apple
is moving its Chinese customers' iCloud data to a datacenter controlled
by the Chinese government | https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/icloud-data-turned-over-to-chinese-government-conflicts-with-apples-privacy-first-focus/ |
| Ford
is planning to force ads on drivers in cars | https://gizmodo.com/get-ready-for-in-car-ads-1846888390 |
| proprietary
subscription-based option that will block the vest from inflating if
the payments don't go through | https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airbag-vest-will-stop-working-if-you-miss-a-payment |
| 60%
of school apps are sending student data to potentially high-risk
third parties | https://internetsafetylabs.org/blog/news-press/me2ba-product-testing-spotlight-report-published-data-sharing-in-primary-secondary-school-mobile-apps-2/ |
| teaming
up with private companies to monitor American citizens' private online
activity and digital communications | https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/private-companies-may-spy-on/ |
| WeddingWire
app saves people's wedding photos forever and hands over data
to others | https://www.wired.com/story/weddings-social-media-apps-photos-memories-miscarriage-problem/ |
| can
be used to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks | https://www.zdnet.com/article/critical-zoom-vulnerability-triggers-remote-code-execution-without-user-input/ |
| handed
over personal data of Indian protesters and activists to Indian
police | https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/disha-ravi-arrest-puts-privacy-of-all-google-india-users-in-doubt-1769772-2021-02-16 |
| lock
certain features of its cars, and force people to pay to use part of
the car they already bought | https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/2/21311332/bmw-in-car-purchase-heated-seats-software-over-the-air-updates |
| stopping
public libraries from lending e-books and
audiobooks | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/ |
| Swindle | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html |
| Digital Restrictions
Management | https://www.defectivebydesign.org |
| DRM is
an injustice to people | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html |
|
Over 150 thousand security cameras that used Verkada
company's proprietary software are cracked | https://web.archive.org/web/20210309214836/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/hackers-expose-tesla-jails-in-breach-of-150-000-security-cams |
| It is injustice
to the public | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
| it's now very
hard to find a TV that doesn't spy on you | https://frame.work/blog/in-defense-of-dumb-tvs |
| for
violating people's privacy by collecting their data from mobile games
and handing over these data to other companies/advertisers | https://web.archive.org/web/20251220144239/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/12/technology/kids-apps-data-privacy-google-twitter.html |
| cracked | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
| holes
in Microsoft's proprietary email software, named Microsoft 365 | https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-s-organizations-newly-hacked-via-holes-in-microsofts-email-software/ |
| security
flaw in proprietary program Microsoft Windows Defender that lurked
undetected for 12 years | https://www.wired.com/story/windows-defender-vulnerability-twelve-years/ |
| are
collecting user's personal and identifiable data | https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/video-conferencing-services/videoconferencing-privacy-issues-google-microsoft-webex-a7383469308/ |
| could
have let a malicious GIF steal user data from Microsoft Teams
accounts | https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/27/your-whole-companys-microsoft-teams-data-couldve-been-stolen-with-an-evil-gif/ |
| forcing
Windows users | https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/ |
| install
upgrades it pushes | https://support.microsoft.com/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe |
| its
universal back doors | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update |
| collects
people's personal data such as recordings of people's
conversations | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/20/why-hot-new-social-app-clubhouse-spells-nothing-but-trouble |
| forcibly
removing the Flash player from computers running Windows 10 | https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/131798/microsoft-starts-automatically-removing-flash-from-windows |
| a
universal backdoor in Windows | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update |
| disabled
by Adobe | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M202012020 |
|
the company tries to lure them into paying for a premium
subscription | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/19/maths-app-targeting-uk-schools-is-criticised-over-premium-model |
| using
schools as a fishing pool for customers | https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-schools.html |
| tracks
students and collects data | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/students-are-pushing-back-against-proctoring-surveillance-apps |
|
location tracking unknown to those companies and those
organizations | https://www.expressvpn.com/digital-security-lab/investigation-xoth |
| to
use a public DNS in Mainland China | https://web.archive.org/web/20240606175013/https://blog.headuck.com/2020/10/12/samsung-phones-force-mainland-china-dns-service-upon-hong-kong-wifi-users/ |
|
movements of all tourists | https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-control-room-tourism/index.html |
| took
control of people's internet-connected chastity cages and demanded
ransom | https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7apnn/your-cock-is-mine-now-hacker-locks-internet-connected-chastity-cage-demands-ransom |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
| forcing
its users to hand over sensitive personal data | https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2021/01/08/whatsapp-tells-users-share-your-data-with-facebook-or-well-deactivate-your-account/ |
| GNU Jami | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jami |
|
gacha | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html#gacha |
|
luring players into compulsively spending | https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/04/04/japanese-mobile-gaming-still-cant-shake-off-the-spectre-of-exploitation/ |
| “Privacy
Not Included” | https://www.mozillafoundation.org/privacynotincluded/ |
| are
designed to snoop on users | https://www.mozillafoundation.org/privacynotincluded/arlo-video-doorbell/ |
| makes
the user susceptible to be snooped on and exploited by crackers as
well | https://www.mozillafoundation.org/privacynotincluded/vibratissimo-panty-buster/ |
|
has a discontinuation policy, a.k.a. planned obsolescence | https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy/ |
|
has a universal back door | https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html |
| being
forced to move to Microsoft servers | https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house |
| injustice
to users | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html |
| Minetest | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest |
| people
are in danger of surveillance | https://mashable.com/article/privacy-in-the-age-of-coronavirus |
| made
the devices reject all third-party ink cartridges | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/ink-stained-wretches-battle-soul-digital-freedom-taking-place-inside-your-printer |
| malicious
code was sneaked into SolarWinds' proprietary software named
Orion | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/15/orion-hack-solar-winds-explained-us-treasury-commerce-department |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
get passwords out of an iMonster | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/20/iphones-vulnerable-to-hacking-tool-for-months-researchers-say |
|
A Zoom executive carried out snooping and censorship for the Chinese
government | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/18/zoom-helped-china-surveillance/ |
|
this vulnerability is actively exploited | https://cybernews.com/security/walmart-exclusive-routers-others-made-in-china-contain-backdoors-to-control-devices/ |
| runs on free
software | https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/routers |
| libreCMC | https://librecmc.org |
|
caught collecting sensitive personal data | https://www.zdnet.com/article/baidus-android-apps-caught-collecting-sensitive-user-details/ |
| to
snoop on each employee | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance |
| it
would remove this capability | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/02/microsoft-apologises-productivity-score-critics-derided-workplace-surveillance |
| implemented
a malware in its computers that imposes surveillance | https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |
| has
lied to users about its end-to-end encryption | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/zoom-lied-to-users-about-end-to-end-encryption-for-years-ftc-says/ |
| Jitsi | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi |
| BigBlueButton | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/BigBlueButton |
| runs
on system boot at kernel level | https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver |
| is
sending users' data to Facebook | https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account |
| lets
banks and creditors deactivate people's Android devices | https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/ |
| forces
people to give their phone number | https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/why-does-my-new-e-mail-account-need-a-phone-number/70049eaf-3b66-4d02-87cc-79dc73c2ea08 |
| banning
events and censoring users | https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/12/21288995/zoom-blocking-feature-chinese-government-censorship |
| Jitsi | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi |
| BigBlueButton | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/BigBlueButton |
| requiring
every player to open an account on Microsoft's network | https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21527647/minecraft-microsoft-account-mojang-java |
| can play Minetest | https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest |
| tricking
users to create an account on their network | https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/ |
| coerces
players to spend money by overwhelming the game play with loot
boxes | https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/22/genshin-impact-video-game-slowly-taking-over-the-world |
|
permit security breakers (and unauthorized people) to access | https://www.wired.com/story/kid-smartwatch-security-vulnerabilities/ |
| hackers | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
utilizing third-party payment services without authorization. | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/mar/11/my-kids-spent-600-on-their-ipads-without-my-knowledge |
|
turned this tethering into a subscription | https://www.slashgear.com/mellow-sous-vide-owners-get-unwelcome-subscription-surprise-27630842/ |
|
surveil and monitor staff working at home | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/27/shirking-from-home-staff-feel-the-heat-as-bosses-ramp-up-remote-surveillance |
| snoops
on Instagram | https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-8747541/Facebook-accused-watching-Instagram-users-mobile-cameras.html |
| require
users to identify themselves to Facebook | https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21372435/oculus-facebook-login-change-separate-account-support-end-quest-october |
|
putting the squeeze on all business | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/30/this-isnt-the-1990s-apple-under-pressure-from-app-developers |
|
upload data to AWS to help create custom insurance premiums | https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/18/aws_toyota_alliance/ |
|
cut off any developer's access to the tools for developing software | https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/aug/18/apple-sets-deadline-in-feud-with-fortnite-maker-epic-games |
|
malicious features | https://web.archive.org/web/20201101070335/https://ekgaming.com/2019/03/17/is-the-epic-games-store-spying-on-your-computer/ |
|
exploited an Android vulnerability | https://boingboing.net/2020/08/11/tiktok-exploited-android-secur.html |
|
record users' conversations when they had not activated Siri | https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Public-Statement-Siri-recordings-TLB.pdf |
|
is taking over ADT | https://blog.google/products/google-nest/partnership-adt-smarter-home-security/ |
| that
listens for things like smoke alarms | https://web.archive.org/web/20240123114737/https://www.protocol.com/google-smart-speaker-alarm-adt |
| shut
down the server these devices depend on | https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/canadian-smart-glasses-going-offline-weeks-after-company-bought-by-google/ |
|
enable and disable functionality in cars | https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-vehicle-as-a-platform/ |
|
coerce workers into installing in their own computers | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/inside-invasive-secretive-bossware-tracking-workers |
|
addictive features | https://web.archive.org/web/20230329031353/https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/33cd8g/question_why_is_runescape_so_addicting/ |
|
behavioral manipulation techniques | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html#addictiveness |
|
grinding | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_(video_games) |
|
especially nasty malware, helping companies snoop on users as well
as snooping on them itself | https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/21/1004228/trumps-data-hungry-invasive-app-is-a-voter-surveillance-tool-of-extraordinary-scope/ |
| snoop
every second of what the user is watching | https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-snoopy-smart-tvs-spying-on-you/ |
|
A disasterous security bug | https://www.wired.com/story/ripple20-iot-vulnerabilities/ |
|
shut down the service to control them through | https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853671/best-buy-connect-insignia-smart-plug-wifi-freezer-mobile-app-shutdown-november-6 |
|
paying a monthly fee for the use of that server | https://www.techhive.com/article/578539/wink-users-revolt-following-its-sudden-shift-to-a-subscription-model.html |
|
universal remote back door | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M201709090.1 |
|
disable the autopilot features | https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21127243/tesla-model-s-autopilot-disabled-remotely-used-car-update |
| report
many actions the user takes | https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/30/exclusive-warning-over-chinese-mobile-giant-xiaomi-recording-millions-of-peoples-private-web-and-phone-use/ |
| they make
users identify themselves to pay | https://www.gnu.org/malware/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201508210 |
|
Google Play Terms of Service | https://play.google.com/about/play-terms/ |
|
spies through their microphones and cameras while making them appear
to be turned off | https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/wikileaks-vault-7-android-iphone-cia-phones-handsets-tv-smart-julian-assange-a7616651.html |
|
tells the cops directly | https://web.archive.org/web/20251213125546/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/business/china-coronavirus-surveillance.html |
|
access the user's wifi password | https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/07/amazons-ring-doorbells-leaks-customers-wi-fi-username-and-password |
|
spying tool for the government of the United Arab Emirates | https://web.archive.org/web/20251220010143/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html |
|
snoop on users' detailed browsing habits | https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/internet-security/354417/avast-and-avg-extensions-pulled-from-chrome |
|
bypassing these permissions | https://web.archive.org/web/20230710094257/https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/07/10/android-apps-sidestepping-permissions-to-access-sensitive-data/ |
|
record and send various kinds of data to the manufacturer | https://boingboing.net/2019/12/17/cars-now-run-on-the-new-oil.html |
|
snooping and sabotage capabilities | https://www.fastcompany.com/90440073/if-you-use-your-personal-phone-for-work-say-goodbye-to-your-privacy |
|
surveillance for other companies as well as for Amazon | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/29/ring-smart-doorbell-company-surveillance-eff-report |
|
preinstalled adware and a back door for forcing installation of
apps | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/us-government-funded-android-phones-come-preinstalled-with-unremovable-malware/ |
|
universal back door for firmware | https://www.zdnet.com/article/unremovable-malware-found-preinstalled-on-low-end-smartphone-sold-in-the-us/ |
|
sends browsing data from Apple devices in China to the Tencent Safe
Browsing service | https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2019/10/13/dear-apple-safe-browsing-might-not-be-that-safe/ |
|
all application software for MacOS be approved by Apple first | https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/mac-apps-notarization-macos-10-14-5/ |
| part of
the operating system | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html#TOC |
|
access to the phone's microphone, photos, text messages, contacts, and
internet history | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinese-app-allows-officials-access-to-100-million-users-phone-report-2115962 |
|
Washington Post version of the article | http://web-old.archive.org/web/20191015005153/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-app-on-xis-ideology-allows-data-access-to-100-million-users-phones-report-says/2019/10/11/2d53bbae-eb4d-11e9-bafb-da248f8d5734_story.html |
|
censors the Taiwan flag in iOS | https://boingboing.net/2019/10/07/apple-ios-13-1-2-for-hong-kong.html |
|
banned the app that Hong Kong protesters use to communicate | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism |
|
cancelled the software subscriptions of all users in
Venezuela | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-users-from-venezuela-due-to-us-executive-order/ |
| secretly
install malware on the user's computer | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/google-play-app-with-100-million-downloads-executed-secret-payloads/ |
|
tracks users even when it is turned off | https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/09/09/facebook-app-social-network-tracking-your-every-move/2270305001/ |
|
connect to Microsoft servers at least every thirty-one
days | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-for-home-and-school-faq?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=c9c5b549-11ad-4f71-bf81-b7e069fdb372 |
|
send intimate details of users' lives to Facebook | https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/period-tracker-apps-facebook-maya-mia-fem |
| force-installed
software to cut down on battery range | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-battery/tesla-owner-lawsuit-claims-software-update-fraudulently-cut-battery-capacity-idUSKCN1UY2TW/ |
|
ceases to operate at a predefined date | https://www.theregister.com/2019/08/22/buying_a_chromebook_dont_forget_to_check_when_it_expires/ |
|
human workers listen to the recordings | https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana |
|
A US prosecutor has demanded the list of all the 10,000 or more people
who have installed it | https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/09/06/exclusive-feds-demand-apple-and-google-hand-over-names-of-10000-users-of-a-gun-scope-app/ |
| found
in iOS allowed attackers to gain access to sensitive information
including private messages, passwords, photos and contacts stored on
the user's iMonster | https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/08/31/apple-iphone-ipad-security-ios-upgrade-iphone-xs-max-xr-update/ |
| aimed
at leading children to spend | https://revealnews.org/article/so-your-child-racked-up-unwanted-credit-card-charges-playing-video-games-now-what/ |
| is
being cut off for life, which more-or-less cripples the user's Apple
devices forever | https://web.archive.org/web/20241129154406/https://qz.com/1683460/what-happens-to-your-itunes-account-when-apple-says-youve-committed-fraud |
| eavesdrop
on calls | http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/20/skype_won_t_comment_on_whether_it_can_now_eavesdrop_on_conversations_.html |
| turns
off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by
Apple. | https://www.vice.com/en/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair |
|
failed to detect a test virus | https://www.comparitech.com/antivirus/android-antivirus-vulnerabilities/ |
|
bypass user's settings | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/ |
| even
when it is not supposed to listen | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/google-defends-listening-to-ok-google-queries-after-voice-recordings-leak/ |
| empty their
parents' bank account | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766 |
|
strongly addictive | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions#addictiveness |
|
made these loot boxes illegal | https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fifa-ultimate-team-packs-blocked-in-belgium |
|
there is a back door in MacOS | https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/ |
|
not to allow them access to locations | https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/8/20686514/android-covert-channel-permissions-data-collection-imei-ssid-location |
|
made very addictive | https://gamerant.com/clash-of-clans-addiction/ |
|
psychological manipulation techniques | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html#addictiveness |
|
instrument of surveillance | https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-to-switch/ |
| IceCat | https://www.gnu.org/software/icecat/ |
|
sending users' personal information to third parties | https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2019/05/its-3-am-do-you-know-who-your-iphone-is-talking-to.html |
|
tool for propaganda | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners |
|
the data remain on other servers | https://web.archive.org/web/20190507014804/https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Alexa-has-been-eavesdropping-on-you-this-whole-13822095.php |
| sitting
ducks for other attackers | https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html |
|
requirement to run a proprietary phone app | https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/blizzcon-2019-tickets-revolve-around-invasive-poorly-reviewed-smartphone-app/ |
|
near-complete control | https://web.archive.org/web/20220321042716/https://old.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/bkd5ew/you_need_to_have_a_phone_to_attend_blizzcon_this/emg38xv/ |
|
the company made them all cease to work | https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-north-america-technology-business-ap-top-news-99c9ec8ebad242ca88178e22c7642648 |
|
near-complete access to the internal car network | https://web.archive.org/web/20200530023040/https://www.myfordpass.com/content/ford_com/fp_app/en_us/termsprivacy.html |
|
recorded for Amazon employees to listen to | https://www.smh.com.au/technology/alexa-is-someone-else-listening-to-us-sometimes-someone-is-20190411-p51d4g.html |
|
location and other personal data | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/amazons-alexa-reviewers-can-access-customers-home-addresses |
| in
the cloud | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#CloudComputing |
|
break their non-disclosure agreements | https://web.archive.org/web/20240416214211/https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/three-cheers-for-amazon-s-human-eavesdroppers-1.1243033 |
| no
longer possible to disable an
unscrupulous tracking anti-feature | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/ |
| reports
users when they follow ping links | https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-auditing |
|
available to employers and insurance companies | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/13/theres-a-dark-side-to-womens-health-apps-menstrual-surveillance |
| F-Droid | https://search.f-droid.org/?q=menstr |
|
a new one is being developed | https://web.archive.org/web/20231230011724/https://dcs.megaphone.fm/BLM6228935164.mp3?key=23a58d3f686794e6d8b8678a5204887b&request_event_id=36469053-3d0b-4724-bf2d-6dbeeeac282e |
|
force-installing a “remediation”
program | https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/ |
|
tampering with users' settings and files | https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-health-tools-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a |
|
critical | https://web.archive.org/web/20240223182933/https://www.windowsmode.com/microsoft-suspends-windows-10-october-2018-update-rollout-due-to-critical-bugs/ |
| free operating system | https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |
|
detect the Environmental Protection Agency's emission tests | https://petri.com/volkswagen-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions/ |
|
sued over this fraud | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/15/former-head-of-volkswagen-could-face-10-years-in-prison |
|
saves the data for years | https://web.archive.org/web/20251223100349/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html |
|
it saved up the data, and sent them all later | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7811918/google-is-tracking-you-even-with-airplane-mode-turned-on/ |
|
bricking all DRM'ed ebooks it has ever “sold” | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47810367 |
|
using proprietary “PC Health Check” software | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/office-depot-tricked-people-into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/ |
|
two vulnerabilities that affect several models of implantable
defibrillators | https://www.startribune.com/750-000-medtronic-defibrillators-vulnerable-to-hacking/507470932/ |
|
they “have to” put cameras and microphones in the
car | https://web.archive.org/web/20250822044907/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/business/autonomous-cars-technology-privacy.html |
|
preinstalled nonfree apps that have access to sensitive data without
users' knowledge | https://web.archive.org/web/20190326145122/https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/22/inenglish/1553244778_819882.html |
|
when they go to a junkyard the driver's personal data goes with
them | https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/tesla-model-3-keeps-data-like-crash-videos-location-phone-contacts.html |
|
turned off the server for old models | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/mar/25/tesco-hudl-tablet-support-kill-fix |
|
send sensitive personal data to third parties | https://www.vice.com/en/article/pan9e8/health-apps-can-share-your-data-everywhere-new-study-shows |
|
install cameras inside cars | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/20/volvo-to-install-cameras-in-new-cars-to-reduce-road-deaths |
|
collecting far more data on students than is necessary, and store
it indefinitely | https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy |
|
exclusively use free software | https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-schools.html |
|
turn the Oculus Rift sensors into spy cameras | https://uploadvr.com/hackable-webcam-oculus-sensor-be-aware/ |
| improperly refers
to crackers as “hackers” | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker |
|
transfers technical data, including car location,
to a government-run platform | https://apnews.com/article/north-america-ap-top-news-international-news-shanghai-china-4a749a4211904784826b45e812cff4ca |
|
manufacturers collect this data | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#car-spying |
|
use the disk itself as a microphone to detect speech | https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/03/08/1928257/hard-disks-can-be-turned-into-listening-devices-researchers-find |
| GNU/Linux | https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html |
|
addictive features | https://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html |
| behavioral
manipulation techniques | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-addictions.html#addictiveness |
|
anyone else can also watch, and fake videos too | https://web.archive.org/web/20190918024432/https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/ring/ |
| allows
Amazon to watch | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201901100 |
| how Android apps use and
misuse users' personal data | https://www.appcensus.io/ |
|
Advertising ID | https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201812290 |
|
18,000 (23% of the total) link this ID to hardware identifiers | https://web.archive.org/web/20240501141046/https://blog.appcensus.io/2019/02/14/ad-ids-behaving-badly/ |
|
sent personal data to Facebook | https://boingboing.net/2019/02/23/surveillance-zucksterism.html |
|
“ink subscription” cartridges have DRM that constantly
communicates with HP servers | https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html |
|
collect “whatever the TV sees,” | https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172397/airplay-2-homekit-vizio-tv-bill-baxter-interview-vergecast-ces-2019 |
|
fingerprint sensors in the display | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/20/samsung-galaxy-s10-launch-triple-cameras-ultrasonic-fingerprint-sensors-and-5g |
|
pushing unwanted and often malicious ads on users, and redirecting them
to phishing sites | https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/02/03/google-bans-29-beauty-camera-apps-from-the-play-store-that-steal-your-photos/ |
|
recording all the users' actions | https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/ |
|
25% fail to protect their users' privacy | https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/risk-index/ |
| half of
the top 10 gratis VPN apps have lousy privacy policies | https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/ |
| free software | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html |
|
let Google monitor their phone use, and all internet use in their
homes, for an extravagant payment of $20 | https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/02/04/google-screenwise-unwise-trade-all-your-privacy-cash?cd-origin=rss |
|
extensions won't be able to alter or block whatever the page
contains | https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/23/0048202/google-proposes-changes-to-chromium-browser-that-will-break-content-blocking-extensions-including-various-ad-blockers |
|
report on the user's actions to Facebook | https://privacyinternational.org/report/2647/how-apps-android-share-data-facebook-report |
|
reports information to identify who is running it | https://torrentfreak.com/software-company-fines-pirates-after-monitoring-their-computers-181102/ |
|
a version of the Facebook app that can't be deleted | https://web.archive.org/web/20190224103757/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook |
|
Facebook claims this is a stub | https://www.infopackets.com/news/10484/truth-behind-undeletable-facebook-app |
| among others | https://web.archive.org/web/20190224103757/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook |
|
sent the precise GPS location to Twitter's server | http://web-old.archive.org/web/20190115233002/https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-location-data-gps-privacy/ |
| does
not give the player more coins, and does not help the player get
a higher score in subsequent games | https://web.archive.org/web/20250226101225/https://qz.com/873348/50000-coins-for-1-99-how-mobile-game-in-app-purchases-are-warping-kids-understanding-of-basic-economic-ideas |
|
drastically reduces the performances of machines running
Windows 10 | https://web.archive.org/web/20240606174511/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2 |
|
send the video they capture to Amazon servers | https://www.engadget.com/2019-01-10-ring-gave-employees-access-customer-video-feeds.html |
|
stored users' locations to the company's server | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/04/weather-channel-app-lawsuit-location-data-selling |
|
Other weather apps | https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy77wy/stop-using-third-party-weather-apps |
|
offer the feature of a universal back door | https://web.archive.org/web/20190917163044/https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gmc/vehicles/canyon/2019.html |
|
upload call logs automatically from Android phones | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/facebook-emails-reveal-discussions-over-call-log-consent |
|
to snoop on information that users have typed into a
form but not sent | https://gizmodo.com/before-you-hit-submit-this-company-has-already-logge-1795906081 |
|
getting sued | https://www.manatt.com/insights/newsletters/advertising-law/sites-illegally-tracked-consumers-new-suits-allege |
|
read what the user is typing before it is posted | https://gizmodo.com/be-warned-customer-service-agents-can-see-what-youre-t-1830688119 |
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back door that can make it cease to function | https://torrentfreak.com/corel-wrongly-accuses-licensed-user-of-piracy-disables-software-remotely-181110/ |
| Piracy | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy |
| bogus generalization about things
that have nothing in common | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html |
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give the manufacturer an unencrypted copy of everything they
see | https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/d-link-camera-poses-data-security-risk--consumer-reports-finds-a8814384448/ |
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track the phones of users that have deleted them | https://web.archive.org/web/20210418052600/https://www.androidauthority.com/apps-uninstall-trackers-917539/amp/ |
| degrade
the performance of older phones to force users to buy their newer
phones | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones |
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tracked the choices of radio programs | https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html |
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HP and Epson have done this | https://www.vice.com/en/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates |
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included a “miner” | https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-cryptocurrency-miners |
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inject a “miner” in web pages | https://www.pcmag.com/news/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visitors |
| website
revision system | https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content |
| LibreJS | https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/index.html |
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specifically block JavaScript miners | https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-to-stop-sites-from-using-your-cpu-to-mine-coins/ |
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surveillance, and danger of sabotage | https://www.businessinsider.com/honeywell-iot-thermostats-server-outage-2018-9 |
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back door for remotely changing “user” settings | https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17861150/google-battery-saver-android-9-pie-remote-settings-change |
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gratis-to-play-and-not-win-much games manipulate their useds
psychologically | https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html |
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tracks data on users' computers and sends it to third parties | https://nebulous.cloud/threads/red-shell-illegal-spyware-for-steam-games.31924/ |
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spies on every process running on a gamer's computer and sniffs a
good deal of personal data | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2005/10/new-gaming-feature-spyware |
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shut down the server, and all copies stopped working | https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/400087-metal-gear-rising-mac-unplayable-drm |
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converting images from the Photos format | https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/export-photos-videos-and-slideshows-pht6e157c5f/mac |
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