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"</a>&nbsp;/ <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a>&nbsp;/ By "
"type&nbsp;/"
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#. type: Content of: <div><h2>
msgid "Proprietary Back Doors"
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#. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
msgid ""
"Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat "
"the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them "
"in a position of power over the users; <a "
"href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the "
"basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise that "
"power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve."
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msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities."
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msgid ""
"Some malicious functionalities are mediated by <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html#f1\">back doors</a>.  Here are examples "
"of programs that contain one or several of those, classified according to "
"what the back door is known to have the power to do.  Back doors that allow "
"full control over the programs which contain them are said to be "
"&ldquo;universal.&rdquo;"
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"If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, "
"please write to <a "
"href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\">&lt;webmasters@gnu.org&gt;</a> to inform "
"us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as "
"specific substantiation."
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#. type: Content of: <div><div><div><h3>
msgid "Back-door functionalities"
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#. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li>
msgid "<a href=\"#spy\">Spying</a>"
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#. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li>
msgid "<a href=\"#alter-data\">Altering user's data or settings</a>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li>
msgid "<a href=\"#install-delete\">Installing, deleting or disabling programs</a>"
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msgid "<a href=\"#universal\">Full control</a>"
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msgid "<a href=\"#other\">Other/undefined</a>"
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#. type: Content of: <div><div><h3>
msgid "Spying"
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msgid ""
"Google Nest <a "
"href=\"https://blog.google/products/google-nest/partnership-adt-smarter-home-security/\"> "
"is taking over ADT</a>. Google sent out a software update to its speaker "
"devices using their back door <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240123114737/https://www.protocol.com/google-smart-speaker-alarm-adt\"> "
"that listens for things like smoke alarms</a> and then notifies your phone "
"that an alarm is happening. This means the devices now listen for more than "
"just their wake words. Google says the software update was sent out "
"prematurely and on accident and Google was planning on disclosing this new "
"feature and offering it to customers who pay for it."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Many models of Internet-connected cameras contain a glaring back "
"door&mdash;they have login accounts with hard-coded passwords, which can't "
"be changed, and <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/\"> "
"there is no way to delete these accounts either</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Since these accounts with hard-coded passwords are impossible to delete, "
"this problem is not merely an insecurity; it amounts to a back door that can "
"be used by the manufacturer (and government) to spy on users."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"WhatsApp has a feature that <a "
"href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/13/encrypted-messaging-platform-whatsapp-denies-backdoor-claim/\"> "
"has been described as a &ldquo;back door&rdquo;</a> because it would enable "
"governments to nullify its encryption."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"The developers say that it wasn't intended as a back door, and that may well "
"be true. But that leaves the crucial question of whether it functions as "
"one. Because the program is nonfree, we cannot check by studying it."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Microsoft has <a "
"href=\"https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/\"> "
"backdoored its disk encryption</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Apple can, and regularly does, <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/new-guidelines-outline-what-iphone-data-apple-can-give-to-police/\"> "
"remotely extract some data from iPhones for the state</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"This may have improved with <a "
"href=\"https://www.denverpost.com/2014/09/17/apple-will-no-longer-unlock-most-iphones-ipads-for-police/\"> "
"iOS 8 security improvements</a>; but <a "
"href=\"https://theintercept.com/2014/09/22/apple-data/\"> not as much as "
"Apple claims</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><h3>
msgid "Altering user's data or settings"
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"BMW is now luring British customers into <a "
"href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html\"> "
"paying for the built-in heated-seat feature of their new cars on a "
"subscription basis</a>. People also have the option to buy the feature when "
"they are paying for the car, but those who bought a used car have to pay BMW "
"extra money to remotely enable the heated seats. This is probably done by "
"BMW accessing a back door in the car software."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Some Xiaomi phones <a "
"href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/22/lithuania-tells-citizens-to-throw-out-chinese-phones-over-censorship-concerns\">have "
"a malfeature to bleep out phrases that express political views the Chinese "
"government does not like</a>. In phones sold in Europe, Xiaomi leaves this "
"deactivated by default, but has a back door to activate the censorship."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"This is the natural result of having nonfree software in a device that can "
"communicate with the company that made it."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"BlizzCon 2019 imposed a <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/blizzcon-2019-tickets-revolve-around-invasive-poorly-reviewed-smartphone-app/\"> "
"requirement to run a proprietary phone app</a> to be allowed into the event."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"This app is a spyware that can snoop on a lot of sensitive data, including "
"user's location and contact list, and has <a "
"href=\"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/\"> "
"near-complete control</a> over the phone."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Android has a <a "
"href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17861150/google-battery-saver-android-9-pie-remote-settings-change\"> "
"back door for remotely changing &ldquo;user&rdquo; settings</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"The article suggests it might be a universal back door, but this isn't "
"clear."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The Dropbox app for Macintosh <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20180124123506/http://applehelpwriter.com/2016/07/28/revealing-dropboxs-dirty-little-security-hack/\"> "
"takes control of user interface items after luring the user into entering an "
"admin password</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"A pregnancy test controller application not only can <a "
"href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503718/first-response-pregnancy-pro-test-bluetooth-app-security\"> "
"spy on many sorts of data in the phone, and in server accounts, it can alter "
"them too</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/2705284/backdoor-found-in-d-link-router-firmware-code.html\"> "
"Some D-Link routers</a> have a back door for changing settings in a dlink of "
"an eye."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"<a href=\"https://sekurak.pl/tp-link-httptftp-backdoor/\"> The TP-Link "
"router has a back door</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"<a href=\"https://gothub.projectsegfau.lt/elvanderb/TCP-32764/\">Many models "
"of routers have back doors</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Google has long had <a "
"href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/24/google-can-unlock-android-devices-remotely-if-phone-unencrypted\">a "
"back door to remotely unlock an Android device</a>, unless its disk is "
"encrypted (possible since Android 5.0 Lollipop, but still not quite the "
"default)."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Caterpillar vehicles come with <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113943/https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-19/caterpillar-depression-has-never-been-worse-it-has-cunning-plan-how-deal-it\"> "
"a back door to shutoff the engine</a> remotely."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Modern gratis game cr&hellip;apps <a "
"href=\"https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/16/we-own-you-confessions-of-a-free-to-play-producer/\"> "
"collect a wide range of data about their users and their users' friends and "
"associates</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Even nastier, they do it through ad networks that merge the data collected "
"by various cr&hellip;apps and sites made by different companies."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"They use this data to manipulate people to buy things, and hunt for "
"&ldquo;whales&rdquo; who can be led to spend a lot of money. They also use a "
"back door to manipulate the game play for specific players."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"While the article describes gratis games, games that cost money can use the "
"same tactics."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/replicant-developers-find-and-close-samsung-galaxy-backdoor\"> "
"Samsung Galaxy devices running proprietary Android versions come with a back "
"door</a> that provides remote access to the files stored on the device."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The Amazon Kindle-Swindle has a back door that has been used to <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20220319193415/https://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/\"> "
"remotely erase books</a>.  One of the books erased was <cite>1984</cite>, by "
"George Orwell."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Amazon responded to criticism by saying it would delete books only following "
"orders from the state.  However, that policy didn't last.  In 2012 it <a "
"href=\"https://boingboing.net/2012/10/22/kindle-user-claims-amazon-dele.html\"> "
"wiped a user's Kindle-Swindle and deleted her account</a>, then offered her "
"kafkaesque &ldquo;explanations.&rdquo;"
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Do other ebook readers have back doors in their nonfree software? We don't "
"know, and we have no way to find out.  There is no reason to assume that "
"they don't."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"The iPhone has a back door for <a "
"href=\"https://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131511381/wipeout-when-your-company-kills-your-iphone\"> "
"remote wipe</a>.  It's not always enabled, but users are led into enabling "
"it without understanding."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><h3>
msgid "Installing, deleting or disabling programs"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<a href=\"/proprietary/uhd-bluray-denies-your-freedom.html\">UHD Blu-ray "
"disks are loaded with malware of the worst kinds</a>, including the AACS "
"DRM. Playing them on a PC requires the Intel Management Engine, which has "
"back doors and cannot be disabled. Every Blu-ray drive also has a back door "
"in its firmware, which allows the AACS-enforcing organization to "
"&ldquo;revoke&rdquo; the ability to play any AACS-restricted disk."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Microsoft is <a "
"href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/14/microsoft-to-phase-out-internet-explorer-with-new-edge-browser\"> "
"remotely disabling Internet Explorer, forcibly redirecting users to "
"Microsoft Edge</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Imposing such change is malicious, and the fact that the redirection is from "
"one unjust program (IE) to another unjust program (Edge)  does not excuse "
"it."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Microsoft <a "
"href=\"https://betanews.com/2023/01/19/microsoft-is-using-the-kb5021751-update-to-see-if-you-have-an-unsupported-version-of-office-installed/\"> "
"released an &ldquo;update&rdquo; that installs a surveillance program</a> on "
"users' computers to gather data on some installed programs for Microsoft's "
"benefit. The update is rolling out automatically, and the program runs "
"&ldquo;one time silently.&rdquo;"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Xiaomi provides a tool to <a "
"href=\"https://www.guidetoroot.com/unlock-bootloader-on-any-xiaomi-phones/\"> "
"unlock the bootloader of Xiaomi smartphones and tablets</a>, but this "
"requires creating an account on the company's servers, i.e. providing your "
"phone number. This is the price you have to pay for &ldquo;legally&rdquo; "
"running a free software operating system on Xiaomi devices. But the "
"manufacturer retains control of the unlocked device through a backdoor in "
"the bootloader&mdash;the same backdoor that was remotely used to unlock it."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Tesla <a "
"href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/business/tesla-fsd-price-increase/index.html\"> "
"sells an add-on software feature that drivers are not allowed to use</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"This practice depends on a back door, which is unjust in itself. Asking "
"users to buy something years in advance to avoid having to pay an even "
"higher price later is manipulative."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Adobe <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20211014123717/https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/13/theres-an-app-for-that/#gnash\">has "
"licensed its Flash Player to China's Zhong Cheng Network</a> who is offering "
"the program bundled with spyware and a back door that can remotely "
"deactivate it."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Adobe is responsible for this since they gave Zhong Cheng Network permission "
"to do this.  This injustice involves &ldquo;misuse&rdquo; of the DMCA, but "
"&ldquo;proper,&rdquo; intended use of the DMCA is a much bigger injustice.  "
"There is <a href=\"/philosophy/right-to-read.html\">a series of errors "
"related to DMCA</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Recent Samsung TVs have a back door with which Samsung can <a "
"href=\"https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-can-remotely-disable-any-of-its-tvs-worldwide\"> "
"brick them remotely</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-tracking-google-silently-pushed-app-to-users-phones/\">Google "
"automatically installed an app on many proprietary Android phones</a>. The "
"app might or might not do malicious things but the power Google has over "
"proprietary Android phones is dangerous."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Adobe Flash Player <a "
"href=\"https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html\"> has a "
"universal back door</a> which lets Adobe control the software and, for "
"example, disable it whenever it wants. Adobe will block Flash content from "
"running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021, which indicates that "
"they have access to every Flash Player through a back door."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The back door won't be dangerous in the future, as it'll disable a "
"proprietary program and make users delete the software, but it was an "
"injustice for many years. Users should have deleted Flash Player even before "
"its end of life."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"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."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"A very popular app found in the Google Play store contained a module that "
"was designed to <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/google-play-app-with-100-million-downloads-executed-secret-payloads/\">secretly "
"install malware on the user's computer</a>. The app developers regularly "
"used it to make the computer download and execute any code they wanted."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"This is a concrete example of what users are exposed to when they run "
"nonfree apps. They can never be completely sure that a nonfree app is safe."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Apple appears to say that <a "
"href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/\"> "
"there is a back door in MacOS</a> for automatically updating some (all?) "
"apps."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The specific change described in the article was not malicious&mdash;it "
"protected users from surveillance by third parties&mdash;but that is a "
"separate question."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Corel Paintshop Pro has a <a "
"href=\"https://torrentfreak.com/corel-wrongly-accuses-licensed-user-of-piracy-disables-software-remotely-181110/\"> "
"back door that can make it cease to function</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The article is full of confusions, errors and biases that we have an "
"obligation to expose, given that we are making a link to them."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><ul><li>
msgid ""
"Getting a patent does not &ldquo;enable&rdquo; a company to do any "
"particular thing in its products. What it does enable the company to do is "
"sue other companies if they do some particular thing in their products."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"A company's policies about when to attack users through a back door are "
"beside the point. Inserting the back door is wrong in the first place, and "
"using the back door is always wrong too. No software developer should have "
"that power over users."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"&ldquo;<a href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy\">Piracy</a>&rdquo; "
"means attacking ships. Using that word to refer to sharing copies is a "
"smear; please don't smear sharing."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The idea of &ldquo;protecting our IP&rdquo; is total confusion. The term "
"&ldquo;IP&rdquo; itself is a <a href=\"/philosophy/not-ipr.html\">bogus "
"generalization about things that have nothing in common</a>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"In addition, to speak of &ldquo;protecting&rdquo; that bogus generalization "
"is a separate absurdity. It's like calling the cops because neighbors' kids "
"are playing on your front yard, and saying that you're &ldquo;protecting the "
"boundary line&rdquo;. The kids can't do harm to the boundary line, not even "
"with a jackhammer, because it is an abstraction and can't be affected by "
"physical action."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Some &ldquo;Smart&rdquo; TVs automatically <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20180405014828/https:/twitter.com/buro9/status/980349887006076928\"> "
"load downgrades that install a surveillance app</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"We link to the article for the facts it presents. It is too bad that the "
"article finishes by advocating the moral weakness of surrendering to "
"Netflix. The Netflix app <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/malware-google.html#netflix-app-geolocation-drm\">is "
"malware too</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Baidu's proprietary Android library, Moplus, has a back door that <a "
"href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/millions-android-devices-vulnerable-remote-hijacking-baidu-wrote-code-google-made\"> "
"can &ldquo;upload files&rdquo; as well as forcibly install apps</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid "It is used by 14,000 Android applications."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In addition to its <a href=\"#windows-update\">universal back door</a>, "
"Windows 8 has a back door for <a "
"href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/2732767/microsoft--we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html\"> "
"remotely deleting apps</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"You might well decide to let a security service that you trust remotely "
"<em>deactivate</em> programs that it considers malicious.  But there is no "
"excuse for <em>deleting</em> the programs, and you should have the right to "
"decide whom (if anyone) to trust in this way."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In Android, <a "
"href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/2506557/google-throws--kill-switch--on-android-phones.html\"> "
"Google has a back door to remotely delete apps</a>. (It was in a program "
"called GTalkService, which seems since then to have been merged into Google "
"Play.)"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Google can also <a "
"href=\"https://jon.oberheide.org/blog/2010/06/25/remote-kill-and-install-on-google-android/\"> "
"forcibly and remotely install apps</a> through GTalkService.  This is not "
"equivalent to a universal back door, but permits various dirty tricks."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Although Google's <em>exercise</em> of this power has not been malicious so "
"far, the point is that nobody should have such power, which could also be "
"used maliciously.  You might well decide to let a security service remotely "
"<em>deactivate</em> programs that it considers malicious.  But there is no "
"excuse for allowing it to <em>delete</em> the programs, and you should have "
"the right to decide who (if anyone) to trust in this way."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The iPhone has a back door <a "
"href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3358134/Apples-Jobs-confirms-iPhone-kill-switch.html\"> "
"that allows Apple to remotely delete apps</a> which Apple considers "
"&ldquo;inappropriate&rdquo;.  Jobs said it's OK for Apple to have this power "
"because of course we can trust Apple."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><h3>
msgid "Full control"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Eclypsium <a "
"href=\"https://eclypsium.com/blog/supply-chain-risk-from-gigabyte-app-center-backdoor/\"> "
"discovered an insecure universal back door</a> on many computers using "
"Gigabyte mainboards. Gigabyte designed their nonfree firmware so they could "
"add a program to Windows to download additional software from the Internet, "
"and run it behind the user's back."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"To add injury to injury, the back-door program was insecure, and opened ways "
"for crackers to run their own programs on the affected systems, also behind "
"the user's back. Gigabyte's &ldquo;<a "
"href=\"https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2091\">solution</a>&rdquo; was to "
"ensure the back door would only run programs from Gigabyte."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In this case, the back door required the connivance of Windows accepting the "
"program, and running it behind the user's back. Free operating systems "
"rightly ignore such &ldquo;Greek gifts,&rdquo; so users of GNU (including "
"GNU/Linux) are safe from this particular back door, even on affected "
"hardware."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Nonfree software does not make your computer secure&mdash;it does the "
"opposite: it prevents you from trying to secure it. When nonfree programs "
"are required for booting and impossible to replace, they are, in effect, a "
"low-level rootkit. All the things that the industry has done to make its "
"power over you secure against you also protect firmware-level rootkits "
"against you."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Instead of allowing Intel, AMD, Apple and perhaps ARM to impose security "
"through tyranny, we should demand laws that require them to allow users to "
"install their choice of startup software and make available the information "
"needed to develop such. Think of this as right-to-repair at the "
"initialization stage."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<small>Note: Eclypsium at least mentions the problem of &ldquo;unwanted "
"behavior within official firmware,&rdquo; but does not seem to recognize "
"that the only real solution is for firmware to be free, so users can fix "
"these problems without having to rely on the vendor.</small>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"HP delivers printers with a universal back door, and recently used it to <a "
"href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/10/how-can-hp-block-me-from-using-a-cheaper-printer-cartridge\"> "
"sabotage them by remotely installing malware</a>. The malware makes the "
"printer refuse to function with non-HP ink cartrides, and even with old HP "
"cartridges which HP now declares to have &ldquo;expired.&rdquo; HP calls the "
"back door &ldquo;dynamic security,&rdquo; and has the gall to claim that "
"this &ldquo;security&rdquo; protects users from malware."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"If you own an HP printer that can still use non-HP cartridges, we urge you "
"to disconnect it from the internet. This will ensure that HP doesn't "
"sabotage it by &ldquo;updating&rdquo; its software."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<small>Note how the author of the Guardian article credulously repeats HP's "
"assertion that the &ldquo;dynamic security&rdquo; feature protects users "
"against malware, not recognizing that the article demonstrates it does the "
"opposite.</small>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"NordicTrack, a company that sells exercise machines with ability to show "
"videos <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/locked-out-of-god-mode-runners-are-hacking-their-treadmills/\">limits "
"what people can watch, and recently disabled a feature</a> that was "
"originally functional. This happened through automatic update and probably "
"involved a universal back door."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"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."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"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."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"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."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"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."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Microsoft is <a "
"href=\"https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/131798/microsoft-starts-automatically-removing-flash-from-windows\">forcibly "
"removing the Flash player from computers running Windows 10</a>, using <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update\">a universal "
"backdoor in Windows</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The fact that Flash has been <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M202012020\">disabled by "
"Adobe</a> is no excuse for this abuse of power. The nature of proprietary "
"software, such as Microsoft Windows, gives the developers power to impose "
"their decisions on users. Free software on the other hand empowers users to "
"make their own decisions."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Some Wavelink and JetStream wifi routers have universal back doors that "
"enable unauthenticated users to remotely control not only the routers, but "
"also any devices connected to the network. There is evidence that <a "
"href=\"https://cybernews.com/security/walmart-exclusive-routers-others-made-in-china-contain-backdoors-to-control-devices/\"> "
"this vulnerability is actively exploited</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"If you consider buying a router, we encourage you to get one that <a "
"href=\"https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/routers\">runs on free "
"software</a>. Any attempts at introducing malicious functionalities in it "
"(e.g., through a firmware update) will be detected by the community, and "
"soon corrected."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"If unfortunately you own a router that runs on proprietary software, don't "
"panic! You may be able to replace its firmware with a free operating system "
"such as <a href=\"https://librecmc.org\">libreCMC</a>. If you don't know "
"how, you can get help from a nearby GNU/Linux user group."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"A new app published by Google <a "
"href=\"https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/\">lets "
"banks and creditors deactivate people's Android devices</a> if they fail to "
"make payments. If someone's device gets deactivated, it will be limited to "
"basic functionality, such as emergency calling and access to settings."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"BMW will remotely <a "
"href=\"https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-vehicle-as-a-platform/\"> "
"enable and disable functionality in cars</a> through a universal back door."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The <a href=\"https://play.google.com/about/play-terms/\"> Google Play Terms "
"of Service</a> insist that the user of Android accept the presence of "
"universal back doors in apps released by Google."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"This does not tell us whether any of Google's apps currently contains a "
"universal back door, but that is a secondary question.  In moral terms, "
"demanding that people accept in advance certain bad treatment is equivalent "
"to actually doing it.  Whatever condemnation the latter deserves, the former "
"deserves the same."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Android phones subsidized by the US government come with <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/us-government-funded-android-phones-come-preinstalled-with-unremovable-malware/\"> "
"preinstalled adware and a back door for forcing installation of apps</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The adware is in a modified version of an essential system configuration "
"app. The back door is a surreptitious addition to a program whose stated "
"purpose is to be a <a "
"href=\"https://www.zdnet.com/article/unremovable-malware-found-preinstalled-on-low-end-smartphone-sold-in-the-us/\"> "
"universal back door for firmware</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In other words, a program whose raison d'être is malicious has a secret "
"secondary malicious purpose. All this is in addition to the malware of "
"Android itself."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The Chinese Communist Party's <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html#M201910130\"> &ldquo;Study "
"the Great Nation&rdquo; app</a> was found to contain <a "
"href=\"https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinese-app-allows-officials-access-to-100-million-users-phone-report-2115962\"> "
"a back-door allowing developers to run any code they wish</a> in the users' "
"phone, as &ldquo;superusers.&rdquo;"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Note: The <a "
"href=\"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\"> "
"Washington Post version of the article</a> (partly obfuscated, but readable "
"after copy-pasting in a text editor) includes a clarification saying that "
"the tests were only performed on the Android version of the app, and that, "
"according to Apple, &ldquo;this kind of &lsquo;superuser&rsquo; surveillance "
"could not be conducted on Apple's operating system.&rdquo;"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"ChromeBooks are programmed for obsolescence: ChromeOS has a universal back "
"door that is used for updates and <a "
"href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2019/08/22/buying_a_chromebook_dont_forget_to_check_when_it_expires/\"> "
"ceases to operate at a predefined date</a>. From then on, there appears to "
"be no support whatsoever for the computer."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In other words, when you stop getting screwed by the back door, you start "
"getting screwed by the obsolescence."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The FordPass Connect feature of some Ford vehicles has <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20200530023040/https://www.myfordpass.com/content/ford_com/fp_app/en_us/termsprivacy.html\"> "
"near-complete access to the internal car network</a>. It is constantly "
"connected to the cellular phone network and sends Ford a lot of data, "
"including car location. This feature operates even when the ignition key is "
"removed, and users report that they can't disable it."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"If you own one of these cars, have you succeeded in breaking the "
"connectivity by disconnecting the cellular modem, or wrapping the antenna in "
"aluminum foil?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"New GM cars <a "
"href=\"https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gmc/vehicles/canyon/2019.html\"> "
"offer the feature of a universal back door</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Every nonfree program offers the user zero security against its "
"developer. With this malfeature, GM has explicitly made things even worse."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The Furby Connect has a <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20220604212722/https://www.contextis.com/en/blog/dont-feed-them-after-midnight-reverse-engineering-the-furby-connect\"> "
"universal back door</a>. If the product as shipped doesn't act as a "
"listening device, remote changes to the code could surely convert it into "
"one."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Sony has brought back its robotic pet Aibo, this time <a "
"href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj778v/sony-wants-to-sell-you-a-subscription-to-a-robot-dog-aibo-90s-pet\"> "
"with a universal back door, and tethered to a server that requires a "
"subscription</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Tesla used software to limit the part of the battery that was available to "
"customers in some cars, and <a "
"href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/09/tesla-flips-a-switch-to-increase-the-range-of-some-cars-in-florida-to-help-people-evacuate/\"> "
"a universal back door in the software</a> to temporarily increase this "
"limit."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"While remotely allowing car &ldquo;owners&rdquo; to use the whole battery "
"capacity did not do them any harm, the same back door would permit Tesla "
"(perhaps under the command of some government) to remotely order the car to "
"use none of its battery. Or perhaps to drive its passenger to a torture "
"prison."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Vizio &ldquo;smart&rdquo; TVs <a "
"href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen\"> "
"have a universal back door</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Xiaomi phones come with <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20190424082647/http://blog.thijsbroenink.com/2016/09/xiaomis-analytics-app-reverse-engineered/\"> "
"a universal back door in the application processor, for Xiaomi's use</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"This is separate from <a href=\"#universal-back-door-phone-modem\">the "
"universal back door in the modem processor that the local phone company can "
"use</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Microsoft Windows has a universal back door through which <a "
"href=\"https://www.informationweek.com/government/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes\"> "
"any change whatsoever can be imposed on the users</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"This was <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20200219180230/http://slated.org/windows_by_stealth_the_updates_you_dont_want\"> "
"reported in 2007</a> for XP and Vista, and it seems that Microsoft used the "
"same method to push the <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing\"> Windows 10 "
"downgrade</a> to computers running Windows 7 and 8."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In Windows 10, the universal back door is no longer hidden; all "
"&ldquo;upgrades&rdquo; will be <a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/windows-10-updates-to-be-automatic-and-mandatory-for-home-users/\"> "
"forcibly and immediately imposed</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The Amazon Echo appears to have a universal back door, since <a "
"href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo#Software_updates\"> it "
"installs &ldquo;updates&rdquo; automatically</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"We have found nothing explicitly documenting the lack of any way to disable "
"remote changes to the software, so we are not completely sure there isn't "
"one, but this seems pretty clear."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/18/chinese-android-phones-coolpad-hacker-backdoor\"> "
"A Chinese version of Android has a universal back door</a>. Nearly all "
"models of mobile phones have a <a href=\"#universal-back-door-phone-modem\"> "
"universal back door in the modem chip</a>. So why did Coolpad bother to "
"introduce another? Because this one is controlled by Coolpad."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"http://www.techienews.co.uk/973462/bitcoin-miners-bundled-pups-legitimate-applications-backed-eula/\"> "
"Some applications come with MyFreeProxy, which is a universal back door</a> "
"that can download programs and run them."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"In addition to its <a href=\"#swindle-eraser\">book eraser</a>, the "
"Kindle-Swindle has a <a "
"href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20120715070050/http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200774090\"> "
"universal back door</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Almost every phone's communication processor has a universal back door which "
"is <a "
"href=\"https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/remotely_eavesd_1.html\"> "
"often used to make a phone transmit all conversations it hears</a>. See <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html#universal-back-door-phone-modem\">Malware "
"in Mobile Devices</a> for more info."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><h3>
msgid "Other or undefined"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Kia cars were built with a back door that enabled the company's server to "
"locate them and take control of them. The car owner had access to these "
"controls through the Kia server. That the car owner had such control is not "
"objectionable. However, that Kia itself had such control is Orwellian, and "
"ought to be illegal. The icing on the Orwellian cake is that the server had "
"a security fault which <a href=\"https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia\">allowed "
"absolutely anyone to activate those controls</a> for any Kia car."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Many people will be outraged at that security bug, but this was presumably "
"an accident. The fact that Kia had such control over cars after selling them "
"to customers is what outrages us, and that must have been intentional on "
"Kia's part."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"<a "
"href=\"https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/\"> "
"A back door in Apple devices</a>, present and abused from at least 2019 "
"until 2023, allowed crackers to have full control over them by sending "
"iMessage texts that installed malware without any action on the user's "
"part.  Infections, among other things, gave the intruders access to owners' "
"microphone recordings, photos, location and other personal data."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Intel's intentional &ldquo;management engine&rdquo; back door has <a "
"href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2017/11/20/intel_flags_firmware_flaws/\"> "
"unintended back doors</a> too."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"A Capcom's Street Fighter V update <a "
"href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2016/09/23/capcom_street_fighter_v/\"> "
"installed a driver that could be used as a back door by any application "
"installed on a Windows computer</a>, but was <a "
"href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/street-fighter-v-removes-new-anti-crack\"> "
"immediately rolled back</a> in response to public outcry."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Dell computers, shipped with Windows, had a bogus root certificate that <a "
"href=\"https://fossforce.com/2015/11/dell-comcast-intel-who-knows-who-else-are-out-to-get-you/\"> "
"allowed anyone (not just Dell) to remotely authorize any software to run</a> "
"on the computer."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"ARRIS cable modem has a <a "
"href=\"https://w00tsec.blogspot.de/2015/11/arris-cable-modem-has-backdoor-in.html?m=1\"> "
"back door in the back door</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"&ldquo;Self-encrypting&rdquo; disk drives do the encryption with proprietary "
"firmware so you can't trust it.  Western Digital's &ldquo;My Passport&rdquo; "
"drives <a "
"href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgbmma/some-popular-self-encrypting-hard-drives-have-really-bad-encryption\"> "
"have a back door</a>."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Mac OS X had an <a "
"href=\"https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/\"> "
"intentional local back door for 4 years</a>, which could be exploited by "
"attackers to gain root privileges."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Here is a big problem whose details are still secret: <a "
"href=\"https://mashable.com/archive/fbi-microsoft-bitlocker-backdoor\"> The "
"FBI asks lots of companies to put back doors in proprietary programs</a>. We "
"don't know of specific cases where this was done, but every proprietary "
"program for encryption is a possibility."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"The German government <a "
"href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2013/08/23/nsa_germany_windows_8/\">veers "
"away from Windows 8 computers with TPM 2.0</a> (<a "
"href=\"https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2013-08/trusted-computing-microsoft-windows-8-nsa\">original "
"article in German</a>), due to potential back door capabilities of the TPM "
"2.0 chip."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p>
msgid ""
"Here is a suspicion that we can't prove, but is worth thinking about: <a "
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