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all.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
proprietary-fraud.html
proprietary.html
proprietary-manipulation.html
proprietary-subscriptions.html
diff -rNU2 all.html all.html
--- all.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.104823979 +0000
+++ all.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.712165504 +0000
@@ -43,4 +43,26 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-07-04' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-06-22'
--><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>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>
+
<!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-06-27' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-06-19'
--><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
@@ -2268,5 +2290,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/28 13:40:29 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-back-doors.html proprietary-back-doors.html
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.136823976 +0000
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.748165514 +0000
@@ -473,4 +473,28 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <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="M202102180">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-02</small>'
@@ -919,5 +943,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/28 06:49:45 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-fraud.html proprietary-fraud.html
--- proprietary-fraud.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.144823976 +0000
+++ proprietary-fraud.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.760165518 +0000
@@ -62,4 +62,28 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <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="M201908160">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
@@ -139,5 +163,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/01 09:21:51 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.148823976 +0000
+++ proprietary.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.764165518 +0000
@@ -187,4 +187,28 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <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>'
@@ -229,14 +253,4 @@
would not necessarily legitimize this.</p>
</li>
-
- <li id="M201808131">
- <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-08</small>'
- --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
- <p><a
-
href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/13/17684660/google-turn-off-location-history-data">Google
- will track people even if people turn off location history</a>, using
- Google Maps, weather updates, and browser searches. Google basically
- uses any app activity to track people.</p>
- </li>
</ul>
<p class="button right-align">
@@ -301,5 +315,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/28 06:49:45 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-manipulation.html proprietary-manipulation.html
--- proprietary-manipulation.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.164823974 +0000
+++ proprietary-manipulation.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.776165522 +0000
@@ -69,4 +69,28 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <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="M202102190">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-02</small>'
@@ -213,5 +237,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/09 16:30:37 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-subscriptions.html proprietary-subscriptions.html
--- proprietary-subscriptions.html 2021-07-04 04:04:27.176823974 +0000
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html 2021-07-05 04:04:13.784165524 +0000
@@ -70,4 +70,28 @@
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <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="M202008180">
<!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
@@ -232,5 +256,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/06/01 09:21:53 $
+$Date: 2021/07/04 05:23:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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