msgid "Proprietary Interference - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Section contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Section contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a> / By " "type /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Proprietary Interference" msgstr "" #. 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." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "One kind of malicious functionality mediates developer's interference into " "the use of the software. This page describes how various proprietary " "programs harass or annoy the user, or cause trouble for the user. These " "actions are like <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage#about-page\">sabotage</a>, but the " "word “sabotage” is too strong for them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "" "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\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service\"> " "Outlook has become a “data collection and ad delivery " "service”</a>. Since Outlook is now integrated with Microsoft " "“cloud” services, and doesn't support end-to-end encryption, the " "company has full access to users' emails, contacts, and calendar " "events. Microsoft may also <a " "href=\"https://www.cyberkendra.com/2023/11/new-outlook-update-raises-privacy.html\"> " "retrieve credentials associated with any third-party services</a> that are " "synchronized with Outlook. This trove of personal data enables Microsoft, as " "well as its commercial partners, to flood users with targeted ads, and " "possibly to train “artificial intelligences.” Even worse, this " "data is available to any government that can force Microsoft to hand it " "over." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is <a " "href=\"https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/google-gemini-ai-workspace-default-opt-in.html\"> " "forcing its bullshit generator, Gemini, on many users of Gmail</a> without " "asking them, and not even offering the users a way to deactivate it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Workplace IT managers, whose employees are forced to use Gmail, can get it " "turned off after a laborious procedure, followed by waiting—the " "darkest of dark patterns." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In its default configuration, Windows 11 now <a " "href=\"https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-now-turns-on-onedrive-folder-backup-without-your-permission/\"> " "uploads users' files and personal information to Microsoft's " "“cloud”</a> without asking permission to do so. This is " "presented as a convenient backup method, but if the allotted storage " "capacity is exceeded, the user will need to buy more space, increasing " "Microsoft's profit." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "However, this small profit is probably not the company's major reason for " "making cloud storage the default. Here is an excerpt from the <a " "href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/servicesagreement\"> Microsoft " "Services agreement</a> (Section 2b):" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><blockquote><p> msgid "" "<i>To the extent necessary to provide the Services to you and others, to " "protect you and the Services, and to improve Microsoft products and " "services, you grant to Microsoft a worldwide and royalty-free intellectual " "property license to use Your Content, for example, to make copies of, " "retain, transmit, reformat, display, and distribute via communication tools " "Your Content on the Services.</i>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We strongly suspect that the backed-up material is used to feed Microsoft's " "greedy “AI.” In addition, it is most likely analysed to better " "profile users in order to flood them with targeted ads, thereby generating " "more profit." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Users, on the other hand, are at the mercy of any entity that demands their " "data, let alone of any cracker that breaks into Microsoft's servers. They " "<em>must</em> escape from this sick environment, and install a sane <a " "href=\"https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html\"> free/libre " "system</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has started to <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/who-wants-ads-in-their-windows-11-start-menu-heres-how-to-turn-them-off/\"> " "show ads in the “Recommended” section of the Windows 11 " "Start menu</a>. Previously, this section only included recently used " "documents and images. Now it also contains the icons of apps Microsoft wants " "to advertise, in the hope that the user will click on one of them, and buy " "the app. So far, the user can disable the ads, but this doesn't make them " "more legitimate." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/15/24101887/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-google-chrome\"> " "Microsoft is using malware tactics to get users to switch to their web " "browser</a>, Microsoft Edge, and their search engine, Microsoft Bing. When " "users launch the Google Chrome browser Microsoft injects a pop up " "advertisement in the corner of the screen advising users to switch to " "Bing. Microsoft also imported users Chrome browsing data without their " "knowledge or consent." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has been annoying people who wanted to close the proprietary " "program OneDrive on their computers, <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification\"> " "forcing them to give the reason why they were closing it</a>. This prompt " "was removed after public pressure." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is a reminder that angry users still have the power to make developers " "of proprietary software remove small annoyances. Don't count on public " "outcry to make them remove more profitable malware, though. Run away from " "proprietary software!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20231011121908/https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-remove-ads-on-samsung/\">Samsung's " "Push Service proprietary app</a> sends notifications to the user's phone " "about “updates” in Samsung apps, including the Gaming Hub, but " "these updates only sometimes have to do with a new version of the apps. Many " "times, the notifications from Gaming Hub are simply ads for games that they " "think the user should install based on the data collected from the " "user. Most importantly, <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240305093416/https://getfastanswer.com/3486/how-to-remove-samsung-push-service-on-a-smartphone\">it " "cannot be permanently disabled.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Chamberlain Group <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/chamberlain-blocks-smart-garage-door-opener-from-working-with-smart-homes/\">blocks " "users from using third-party software</a> with its garage openers. This is " "an intentional attack on using free software. The official garage opener " "proprietary mobile app is now also <a " "href=\"https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/09/lead-me-not-into-temptation/#chamberlain\">infested " "with ads, including up-selling its other services and devices.</a>" 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 "" "<a href=\"https://www.techarp.com/mobile/apple-china-limit-airdrop/\"> " "Obeying a demand by the Chinese government, Apple restricted the use of " "AirDrop in China</a>. It imposed a ten-minute time limit during which users " "can receive files from non contacts. This makes it nearly impossible to use " "AirDrop for its intended purpose, which is to exchange files with strangers " "between iMonsters in physical proximity. This happened after it became known " "that dissenters were using the app to distribute digital anti-government " "fliers anonymously." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Norton 360 antivirus <a " "href=\"https://www.howtogeek.com/777952/norton-360-antivirus-now-mines-cryptocurrency/\">updated " "its program to install a cryptocurrency miner on users' computers</a> " "without people's permission. The miner is not turned on by default but there " "is no way to completely uninstall the crypto mining software, which has " "upset some users." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html\">Facebook's " "nonfree client forces its useds to look at the newsfeed</a>. A used of " "Facebook developed a browser add-on to make it easier to unfollow everyone " "and thus make the newsfeed empty. Many of the people used by Facebook loved " "this, because they regard the newsfeed as a burden that Facebook imposes on " "them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "If the client software for Facebook were free, useds could probably make the " "newsfeed disappear by modifying the client not to display it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is making it harder and harder to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes\">replace " "default apps in its Windows</a> operating system and is pressuring users to " "use its proprietary programs instead. We believe the best approach to this " "would be replacing Windows with a free (as in freedom) operating system like " "GNU. We also maintain a <a href=\"/distros/free-distros.html\">list of fully " "free distributions of GNU</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 "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/30/gadgets-have-stopped-working-together-interoperability-apple\">Apple " "is systematically undermining interoperability</a>. At the hardware level, " "it does this via nonstandard plugs, buses and networks. At the software " "level, it does this by not letting the user have any data except within one " "app." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/get-ready-for-in-car-ads-1846888390\">Ford is " "planning to force ads on drivers in cars</a>, with the ability for the owner " "to pay extra to turn them off. The system probably imposes surveillance on " "drivers too." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The <a " "href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/weddings-social-media-apps-photos-memories-miscarriage-problem/\">WeddingWire " "app saves people's wedding photos forever and hands over data to others</a>, " "giving users no control over their personal information/data. The app also " "sometimes shows old photos and memories to users, without giving them any " "control over this either." 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 "" "Microsoft is <a " "href=\"https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/\">forcing " "Windows users</a> to <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe\">install " "upgrades it pushes</a> using <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update\">its " "universal back doors</a>. These upgrades can do various harms to users such " "as restricting computers from some functions and/or forcing users to " "defenselessly do whatever Microsoft tells them to do." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Tesla's cars have a <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M201709090.1\"> universal " "remote back door</a>. Tesla used it to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21127243/tesla-model-s-autopilot-disabled-remotely-used-car-update\"> " "disable the autopilot features</a> on people's cars to make them pay extra " "for re-enabling the features." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This kind of malfeature is only possible with proprietary " "software—free software is controlled by its users who wouldn't let do " "such things to them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Riot Games' new anti-cheat is malware; <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver\">runs " "on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software that " "increases the attack surface of the operating system." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In 2019, <a " "href=\"https://chromestory.com/2019/07/disable-pull-to-refresh-on-chrome-for-android/\"> " "Google revoked users' ability to turn off the “pull-to-refresh” " "gesture in Chrome for Android</a>. Despite <a " "href=\"https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/8152831\"> thousands of " "protests by frustrated users</a>, Google has not reverted its " "decision. Proprietary software developers are known for ignoring users' " "requests in favor of their own gain and convenience. Only free software " "gives users control over their own computing." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is modifying Chromium so that <a " "href=\"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\"> " "extensions won't be able to alter or block whatever the page " "contains</a>. Users could conceivably reverse the change in a fork of " "Chromium, but surely Chrome (nonfree) will have the same change, and users " "can't fix it there." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Samsung phones come preloaded with <a " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\"> " "a version of the Facebook app that can't be deleted</a>. <a " "href=\"https://www.infopackets.com/news/10484/truth-behind-undeletable-facebook-app\"> " "Facebook claims this is a stub</a> which doesn't do anything, but we have to " "take their word for it, and there is the permanent risk that the app will be " "activated by an automatic update." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Preloading crapware along with a nonfree operating system is common " "practice, but by making the crapware undeletable, Facebook and Samsung (<a " "class=\"not-a-duplicate\" " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\">among " "others</a>) are going one step further in their hijacking of users' " "devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "One version of Windows 10 <a " "href=\"https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/\"> " "harangues users if they try to install Firefox (or Chrome)</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-cryptocurrency-miners\"> " "included a “miner”</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks the CPU " "in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a " "href=\"https://www.pcmag.com/news/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visitors\"> " "inject a “miner” in web pages</a> served to visitors. This type " "of malware hijacks the computer's processor to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<small>(Note that the article refers to the infected software as " "“content management system”. A better term would be “<a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content\">website revision " "system</a>”.)</small>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Since the miner was a nonfree JavaScript program, visitors wouldn't have " "been affected if they had used <a " "href=\"/software/librejs/index.html\">LibreJS</a>. Some browser extensions " "that <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-to-stop-sites-from-using-your-cpu-to-mine-coins/\"> " "specifically block JavaScript miners</a> are also available." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Pearson's proprietary educational software <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/pearson-embedded-a-social-psychological-experiment-in-s-1825367784\"> " "did an experiment on real students</a>, treating students differently to " "observe the results." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox\"> " "impose use of its browser, Edge, in certain circumstances</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "The reason Microsoft can force things on users is that Windows is nonfree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Learn how <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html\"> " "gratis-to-play-and-not-win-much games manipulate their useds " "psychologically</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "These manipulative behaviors are malicious functionalities, and they are " "possible because the game is proprietary. If it were free, people could " "publish a non-manipulative version and play that instead." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows displays <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer\"> " "intrusive ads for Microsoft products and its partners' products</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article's author starts from the premise that Microsoft has a right to " "control what Windows does to users, as long as it doesn't go “too " "far”. We disagree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a " "href=\"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/\">silently " "alters Chrome</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a " "href=\"https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2\"> " "drastically reduces the performances of machines running " "Windows 10</a>, and can't be disabled easily." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "After <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing\">forcing the " "download of Windows 10</a> on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, " "Microsoft <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html\"> " "repeatedly switched on a flag that urged users to “upgrade” to " "Windows 10</a> when they had turned it off, in the hope that some day they " "would fail to say no. To do this, Microsoft used <a " "href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/17/microsoft_windows_10_upgrade_gwx_vs_humanity/\"> " "malware techniques</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A detailed <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive\"> " "analysis of Microsoft's scheme</a> is available on the Electronic Frontier " "Foundation's website." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has made companies' Windows machines managed by the company's " "sysadmins <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3042397/admins-beware-domain-attached-pcs-are-sprouting-get-windows-10-ads.html\">harangue " "users to complain to the sysadmins about not “upgrading” to " "Windows 10</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A pacemaker running proprietary code <a " "href=\"https://www.wired.com/2016/02/i-want-to-know-what-code-is-running-inside-my-body/\">was " "misconfigured and could have killed the implanted person</a>. In order to " "find out what was wrong and get it fixed, the person needed to break into " "the remote device that sets parameters in the pacemaker (possibly infringing " "upon manufacturer's rights under the DMCA). If this system had run free " "software, it could have been fixed much sooner." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake\">desupported " "all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8</a>. Those machines will be stuck " "with the nastier Windows 10. <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825\"> " "AMD and Qualcomm CPUs, too</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Of course, Windows 7 and 8 are unethical too, because they are proprietary " "software. But this example of Microsoft's wielding its power demonstrates " "the power it holds." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Free software developers also stop maintaining old versions of their " "programs, but this is not unfair to users because the users of free software " "have control over it. If it is important enough to you, you and other users " "can hire someone to support the old version on your future platforms." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe nonfree software may halt all other work and freeze a computer <a " "href=\"https://shallowsky.com/blog/gimp/non-free-software-surprises.html\"> " "to perform a license check</a>, at a random time every 30 days." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will <a " "href=\"https://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097\"> " "change the user's initial web page, and default search engine, to Yahoo</a> " "unless the user intervenes to stop it." msgstr "" #. 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# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: proprietary-interference.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2025-03-08 18:55+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "Proprietary Interference - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Section contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Section contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a> / By " "type /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Proprietary Interference" msgstr "" #. 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." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "One kind of malicious functionality mediates developer's interference into " "the use of the software. This page describes how various proprietary " "programs harass or annoy the user, or cause trouble for the user. These " "actions are like <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage#about-page\">sabotage</a>, but the " "word “sabotage” is too strong for them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "" "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\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service\"> " "Outlook has become a “data collection and ad delivery " "service”</a>. Since Outlook is now integrated with Microsoft " "“cloud” services, and doesn't support end-to-end encryption, the " "company has full access to users' emails, contacts, and calendar " "events. Microsoft may also <a " "href=\"https://www.cyberkendra.com/2023/11/new-outlook-update-raises-privacy.html\"> " "retrieve credentials associated with any third-party services</a> that are " "synchronized with Outlook. This trove of personal data enables Microsoft, as " "well as its commercial partners, to flood users with targeted ads, and " "possibly to train “artificial intelligences.” Even worse, this " "data is available to any government that can force Microsoft to hand it " "over." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is <a " "href=\"https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/google-gemini-ai-workspace-default-opt-in.html\"> " "forcing its bullshit generator, Gemini, on many users of Gmail</a> without " "asking them, and not even offering the users a way to deactivate it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Workplace IT managers, whose employees are forced to use Gmail, can get it " "turned off after a laborious procedure, followed by waiting—the " "darkest of dark patterns." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In its default configuration, Windows 11 now <a " "href=\"https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-now-turns-on-onedrive-folder-backup-without-your-permission/\"> " "uploads users' files and personal information to Microsoft's " "“cloud”</a> without asking permission to do so. This is " "presented as a convenient backup method, but if the allotted storage " "capacity is exceeded, the user will need to buy more space, increasing " "Microsoft's profit." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "However, this small profit is probably not the company's major reason for " "making cloud storage the default. Here is an excerpt from the <a " "href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/servicesagreement\"> Microsoft " "Services agreement</a> (Section 2b):" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><blockquote><p> msgid "" "<i>To the extent necessary to provide the Services to you and others, to " "protect you and the Services, and to improve Microsoft products and " "services, you grant to Microsoft a worldwide and royalty-free intellectual " "property license to use Your Content, for example, to make copies of, " "retain, transmit, reformat, display, and distribute via communication tools " "Your Content on the Services.</i>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We strongly suspect that the backed-up material is used to feed Microsoft's " "greedy “AI.” In addition, it is most likely analysed to better " "profile users in order to flood them with targeted ads, thereby generating " "more profit." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Users, on the other hand, are at the mercy of any entity that demands their " "data, let alone of any cracker that breaks into Microsoft's servers. They " "<em>must</em> escape from this sick environment, and install a sane <a " "href=\"https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html\"> free/libre " "system</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has started to <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/who-wants-ads-in-their-windows-11-start-menu-heres-how-to-turn-them-off/\"> " "show ads in the “Recommended” section of the Windows 11 " "Start menu</a>. Previously, this section only included recently used " "documents and images. Now it also contains the icons of apps Microsoft wants " "to advertise, in the hope that the user will click on one of them, and buy " "the app. So far, the user can disable the ads, but this doesn't make them " "more legitimate." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/15/24101887/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-google-chrome\"> " "Microsoft is using malware tactics to get users to switch to their web " "browser</a>, Microsoft Edge, and their search engine, Microsoft Bing. When " "users launch the Google Chrome browser Microsoft injects a pop up " "advertisement in the corner of the screen advising users to switch to " "Bing. Microsoft also imported users Chrome browsing data without their " "knowledge or consent." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has been annoying people who wanted to close the proprietary " "program OneDrive on their computers, <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification\"> " "forcing them to give the reason why they were closing it</a>. This prompt " "was removed after public pressure." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is a reminder that angry users still have the power to make developers " "of proprietary software remove small annoyances. Don't count on public " "outcry to make them remove more profitable malware, though. Run away from " "proprietary software!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20231011121908/https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-remove-ads-on-samsung/\">Samsung's " "Push Service proprietary app</a> sends notifications to the user's phone " "about “updates” in Samsung apps, including the Gaming Hub, but " "these updates only sometimes have to do with a new version of the apps. Many " "times, the notifications from Gaming Hub are simply ads for games that they " "think the user should install based on the data collected from the " "user. Most importantly, <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240305093416/https://getfastanswer.com/3486/how-to-remove-samsung-push-service-on-a-smartphone\">it " "cannot be permanently disabled.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Chamberlain Group <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/chamberlain-blocks-smart-garage-door-opener-from-working-with-smart-homes/\">blocks " "users from using third-party software</a> with its garage openers. This is " "an intentional attack on using free software. The official garage opener " "proprietary mobile app is now also <a " "href=\"https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/09/lead-me-not-into-temptation/#chamberlain\">infested " "with ads, including up-selling its other services and devices.</a>" 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 "" "<a href=\"https://www.techarp.com/mobile/apple-china-limit-airdrop/\"> " "Obeying a demand by the Chinese government, Apple restricted the use of " "AirDrop in China</a>. It imposed a ten-minute time limit during which users " "can receive files from non contacts. This makes it nearly impossible to use " "AirDrop for its intended purpose, which is to exchange files with strangers " "between iMonsters in physical proximity. This happened after it became known " "that dissenters were using the app to distribute digital anti-government " "fliers anonymously." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Norton 360 antivirus <a " "href=\"https://www.howtogeek.com/777952/norton-360-antivirus-now-mines-cryptocurrency/\">updated " "its program to install a cryptocurrency miner on users' computers</a> " "without people's permission. The miner is not turned on by default but there " "is no way to completely uninstall the crypto mining software, which has " "upset some users." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html\">Facebook's " "nonfree client forces its useds to look at the newsfeed</a>. A used of " "Facebook developed a browser add-on to make it easier to unfollow everyone " "and thus make the newsfeed empty. Many of the people used by Facebook loved " "this, because they regard the newsfeed as a burden that Facebook imposes on " "them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "If the client software for Facebook were free, useds could probably make the " "newsfeed disappear by modifying the client not to display it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is making it harder and harder to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes\">replace " "default apps in its Windows</a> operating system and is pressuring users to " "use its proprietary programs instead. We believe the best approach to this " "would be replacing Windows with a free (as in freedom) operating system like " "GNU. We also maintain a <a href=\"/distros/free-distros.html\">list of fully " "free distributions of GNU</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 "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/30/gadgets-have-stopped-working-together-interoperability-apple\">Apple " "is systematically undermining interoperability</a>. At the hardware level, " "it does this via nonstandard plugs, buses and networks. At the software " "level, it does this by not letting the user have any data except within one " "app." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/get-ready-for-in-car-ads-1846888390\">Ford is " "planning to force ads on drivers in cars</a>, with the ability for the owner " "to pay extra to turn them off. The system probably imposes surveillance on " "drivers too." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The <a " "href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/weddings-social-media-apps-photos-memories-miscarriage-problem/\">WeddingWire " "app saves people's wedding photos forever and hands over data to others</a>, " "giving users no control over their personal information/data. The app also " "sometimes shows old photos and memories to users, without giving them any " "control over this either." 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 "" "Microsoft is <a " "href=\"https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/\">forcing " "Windows users</a> to <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe\">install " "upgrades it pushes</a> using <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update\">its " "universal back doors</a>. These upgrades can do various harms to users such " "as restricting computers from some functions and/or forcing users to " "defenselessly do whatever Microsoft tells them to do." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Tesla's cars have a <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#M201709090.1\"> universal " "remote back door</a>. Tesla used it to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21127243/tesla-model-s-autopilot-disabled-remotely-used-car-update\"> " "disable the autopilot features</a> on people's cars to make them pay extra " "for re-enabling the features." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This kind of malfeature is only possible with proprietary " "software—free software is controlled by its users who wouldn't let do " "such things to them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Riot Games' new anti-cheat is malware; <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/309320-riot-games-new-anti-cheat-system-runs-at-system-boot-uses-kernel-driver\">runs " "on system boot at kernel level</a> on Windows. It is insecure software that " "increases the attack surface of the operating system." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In 2019, <a " "href=\"https://chromestory.com/2019/07/disable-pull-to-refresh-on-chrome-for-android/\"> " "Google revoked users' ability to turn off the “pull-to-refresh” " "gesture in Chrome for Android</a>. Despite <a " "href=\"https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/8152831\"> thousands of " "protests by frustrated users</a>, Google has not reverted its " "decision. Proprietary software developers are known for ignoring users' " "requests in favor of their own gain and convenience. Only free software " "gives users control over their own computing." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is modifying Chromium so that <a " "href=\"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\"> " "extensions won't be able to alter or block whatever the page " "contains</a>. Users could conceivably reverse the change in a fork of " "Chromium, but surely Chrome (nonfree) will have the same change, and users " "can't fix it there." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Samsung phones come preloaded with <a " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\"> " "a version of the Facebook app that can't be deleted</a>. <a " "href=\"https://www.infopackets.com/news/10484/truth-behind-undeletable-facebook-app\"> " "Facebook claims this is a stub</a> which doesn't do anything, but we have to " "take their word for it, and there is the permanent risk that the app will be " "activated by an automatic update." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Preloading crapware along with a nonfree operating system is common " "practice, but by making the crapware undeletable, Facebook and Samsung (<a " "class=\"not-a-duplicate\" " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\">among " "others</a>) are going one step further in their hijacking of users' " "devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "One version of Windows 10 <a " "href=\"https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/\"> " "harangues users if they try to install Firefox (or Chrome)</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-cryptocurrency-miners\"> " "included a “miner”</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks the CPU " "in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a " "href=\"https://www.pcmag.com/news/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visitors\"> " "inject a “miner” in web pages</a> served to visitors. This type " "of malware hijacks the computer's processor to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<small>(Note that the article refers to the infected software as " "“content management system”. A better term would be “<a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content\">website revision " "system</a>”.)</small>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Since the miner was a nonfree JavaScript program, visitors wouldn't have " "been affected if they had used <a " "href=\"/software/librejs/index.html\">LibreJS</a>. Some browser extensions " "that <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-to-stop-sites-from-using-your-cpu-to-mine-coins/\"> " "specifically block JavaScript miners</a> are also available." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Pearson's proprietary educational software <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/pearson-embedded-a-social-psychological-experiment-in-s-1825367784\"> " "did an experiment on real students</a>, treating students differently to " "observe the results." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox\"> " "impose use of its browser, Edge, in certain circumstances</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "The reason Microsoft can force things on users is that Windows is nonfree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Learn how <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html\"> " "gratis-to-play-and-not-win-much games manipulate their useds " "psychologically</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "These manipulative behaviors are malicious functionalities, and they are " "possible because the game is proprietary. If it were free, people could " "publish a non-manipulative version and play that instead." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows displays <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer\"> " "intrusive ads for Microsoft products and its partners' products</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article's author starts from the premise that Microsoft has a right to " "control what Windows does to users, as long as it doesn't go “too " "far”. We disagree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a " "href=\"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/\">silently " "alters Chrome</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a " "href=\"https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2\"> " "drastically reduces the performances of machines running " "Windows 10</a>, and can't be disabled easily." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "After <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing\">forcing the " "download of Windows 10</a> on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, " "Microsoft <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html\"> " "repeatedly switched on a flag that urged users to “upgrade” to " "Windows 10</a> when they had turned it off, in the hope that some day they " "would fail to say no. To do this, Microsoft used <a " "href=\"https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/17/microsoft_windows_10_upgrade_gwx_vs_humanity/\"> " "malware techniques</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A detailed <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive\"> " "analysis of Microsoft's scheme</a> is available on the Electronic Frontier " "Foundation's website." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has made companies' Windows machines managed by the company's " "sysadmins <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3042397/admins-beware-domain-attached-pcs-are-sprouting-get-windows-10-ads.html\">harangue " "users to complain to the sysadmins about not “upgrading” to " "Windows 10</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A pacemaker running proprietary code <a " "href=\"https://www.wired.com/2016/02/i-want-to-know-what-code-is-running-inside-my-body/\">was " "misconfigured and could have killed the implanted person</a>. In order to " "find out what was wrong and get it fixed, the person needed to break into " "the remote device that sets parameters in the pacemaker (possibly infringing " "upon manufacturer's rights under the DMCA). If this system had run free " "software, it could have been fixed much sooner." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake\">desupported " "all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8</a>. Those machines will be stuck " "with the nastier Windows 10. <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825\"> " "AMD and Qualcomm CPUs, too</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Of course, Windows 7 and 8 are unethical too, because they are proprietary " "software. But this example of Microsoft's wielding its power demonstrates " "the power it holds." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Free software developers also stop maintaining old versions of their " "programs, but this is not unfair to users because the users of free software " "have control over it. If it is important enough to you, you and other users " "can hire someone to support the old version on your future platforms." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe nonfree software may halt all other work and freeze a computer <a " "href=\"https://shallowsky.com/blog/gimp/non-free-software-surprises.html\"> " "to perform a license check</a>, at a random time every 30 days." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will <a " "href=\"https://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097\"> " "change the user's initial web page, and default search engine, to Yahoo</a> " "unless the user intervenes to stop it." msgstr "" #. 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