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Modified:

    malware-amazon.html
    malware-google.html
    proprietary-back-doors.html
    proprietary-drm.html
    proprietary.html
    proprietary-manipulation.html
    proprietary-subscriptions.html
    proprietary-surveillance.html

diff -rNU2 malware-amazon.html malware-amazon.html
--- malware-amazon.html 2021-03-17 04:04:07.377325135 +0000
+++ malware-amazon.html 2021-04-12 04:02:15.068860159 +0000
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
     <p>Amazon's monopoly and DRM is <a
-    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly";>stopping
+    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/";>stopping
     public libraries from lending e-books and
     audiobooks</a>. Amazon became powerful in e-book world by <a
@@ -389,5 +389,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/16 19:19:14 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 11:27:27 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 malware-google.html malware-google.html
--- malware-google.html 2021-03-17 04:04:07.389325135 +0000
+++ malware-google.html 2021-04-12 04:02:15.080860159 +0000
@@ -363,4 +363,15 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202102160">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Google <a
+    
href="https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/disha-ravi-arrest-puts-privacy-of-all-google-india-users-in-doubt-1769772-2021-02-16";>handed
+    over personal data of Indian protesters and activists to Indian
+    police</a> which leaded to their arrest. The cops requested the IP
+    address and the location where a document was created and with that
+    information, they identified protesters and activists.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202008030">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-08</small>'
@@ -711,5 +722,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/15 11:09:51 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 14:42:47 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-back-doors.html proprietary-back-doors.html
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-03-17 04:04:07.409325135 +0000
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 2021-04-12 04:02:15.096860159 +0000
@@ -311,4 +311,14 @@
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202007020">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>BMW is trying to <a
+    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/2/21311332/bmw-in-car-purchase-heated-seats-software-over-the-air-updates";>lock
+    certain features of its cars, and force people to pay to use part of
+    the car they already bought</a>. This is done through forced update
+    of the car software via a radio-operated back door.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201908270">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-08</small>'
@@ -904,5 +914,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/15 11:09:52 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 12:44:44 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-drm.html proprietary-drm.html
--- proprietary-drm.html        2021-03-17 04:04:07.417325135 +0000
+++ proprietary-drm.html        2021-04-12 04:02:15.104860159 +0000
@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
     <p>Amazon's monopoly and DRM is <a
-    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly";>stopping
+    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/";>stopping
     public libraries from lending e-books and
     audiobooks</a>. Amazon became powerful in e-book world by <a
@@ -499,5 +499,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/16 19:20:01 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 11:27:27 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html    2021-03-17 04:04:07.421325135 +0000
+++ proprietary.html    2021-04-12 04:02:15.108860159 +0000
@@ -187,9 +187,30 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202102160">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Google <a
+    
href="https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/disha-ravi-arrest-puts-privacy-of-all-google-india-users-in-doubt-1769772-2021-02-16";>handed
+    over personal data of Indian protesters and activists to Indian
+    police</a> which leaded to their arrest. The cops requested the IP
+    address and the location where a document was created and with that
+    information, they identified protesters and activists.</p>
+  </li>
+
+  <li id="M202007020">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>BMW is trying to <a
+    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/2/21311332/bmw-in-car-purchase-heated-seats-software-over-the-air-updates";>lock
+    certain features of its cars, and force people to pay to use part of
+    the car they already bought</a>. This is done through forced update
+    of the car software via a radio-operated back door.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202103100">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-03</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
     <p>Amazon's monopoly and DRM is <a
-    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly";>stopping
+    
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/";>stopping
     public libraries from lending e-books and
     audiobooks</a>. Amazon became powerful in e-book world by <a
@@ -235,27 +256,4 @@
     (possibly) hand over them to others for benefit.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M201809121">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2018-09</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p>Tiny Lab Productions, along with online ad businesses run
-    by Google, Twitter and three other companies are facing a lawsuit <a
-    
href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/12/technology/kids-apps-data-privacy-google-twitter.html";>for
-    violating people's privacy by collecting their data from mobile games
-    and handing over these data to other companies/advertisers</a>.</p>
-  </li>
-
-  <li id="M202103050">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-03</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p>At least 30 thousand organizations
-    in the United States are newly &ldquo;<a
-    href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker">cracked</a>&rdquo; via <a
-    
href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-s-organizations-newly-hacked-via-holes-in-microsofts-email-software/";>holes
-    in Microsoft's proprietary email software, named Microsoft 365</a>. It
-    is unclear whether there are other holes and vulnerabilities in the
-    program or not but history and experience tells us it wouldn't be
-    the last disaster with proprietary programs.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 
@@ -320,5 +318,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/16 19:19:14 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 14:42:47 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-manipulation.html proprietary-manipulation.html
--- proprietary-manipulation.html       2021-03-17 04:04:07.441325135 +0000
+++ proprietary-manipulation.html       2021-04-12 04:02:15.120860159 +0000
@@ -90,4 +90,14 @@
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202007020">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>BMW is trying to <a
+    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/2/21311332/bmw-in-car-purchase-heated-seats-software-over-the-air-updates";>lock
+    certain features of its cars, and force people to pay to use part of
+    the car they already bought</a>. This is done through forced update
+    of the car software via a radio-operated back door.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201905300">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-05</small>'
@@ -198,5 +208,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/15 11:09:52 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 12:44:44 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-subscriptions.html proprietary-subscriptions.html
--- proprietary-subscriptions.html      2021-03-17 04:04:07.449325135 +0000
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html      2021-04-12 04:02:15.128860159 +0000
@@ -90,4 +90,14 @@
   </li>
 
+  <li id="M202007020">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-07</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>BMW is trying to <a
+    
href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/2/21311332/bmw-in-car-purchase-heated-seats-software-over-the-air-updates";>lock
+    certain features of its cars, and force people to pay to use part of
+    the car they already bought</a>. This is done through forced update
+    of the car software via a radio-operated back door.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M201910071">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2019-10</small>'
@@ -227,5 +237,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/15 11:09:52 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 12:44:44 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-surveillance.html proprietary-surveillance.html
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       2021-03-17 04:04:07.453325135 +0000
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       2021-04-12 04:02:15.132860159 +0000
@@ -3244,4 +3244,15 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202102160">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-02</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Google <a
+    
href="https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/disha-ravi-arrest-puts-privacy-of-all-google-india-users-in-doubt-1769772-2021-02-16";>handed
+    over personal data of Indian protesters and activists to Indian
+    police</a> which leaded to their arrest. The cops requested the IP
+    address and the location where a document was created and with that
+    information, they identified protesters and activists.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202012250">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-12</small>'
@@ -3387,5 +3398,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/03/16 17:07:27 $
+$Date: 2021/04/11 14:42:47 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>