msgid "Proprietary Jails - 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 Jails" 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 "" "The “jails” are malicious operating systems that are designed to " "impose censorship of which applications the user can install. The <a " "href=\"http://i.imgur.com/ZRViDum.jpg\">image of the iPrison</a> illustrates " "this issue." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "These systems are platforms for censorship imposed by the company that owns " "the system. Selling products designed as platforms for a company to impose " "censorship ought to be forbidden by law, but it isn't." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "This page lists a few jails, along with some of the methods they use to " "censor apps, and includes specific examples of apps that were blocked using " "this censorship power." 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><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#apple\">Apple</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#microsoft\">Microsoft</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#consoles\">Game consoles</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Apple" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Shortcuts, a built-in scripting app on Apple devices, <a " "href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/apdf01f8c054/5.0/ios/15.0\"> " "doesn't give you complete freedom to share scripts</a> " "(a.k.a. “shortcuts”). Exporting a script as a file <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20230329031338/https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/vogb0c/all_methods_of_sharing_ios_shortcuts_require_an/\"> " "requires an Apple ID</a>, and may be subjected to censorship by Apple." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In this situation (and many others), switching from iPhony/iBad to a freedom " "respecting device gives you both convenience and freedom. The assumption " "that you must sacrifice convenience to get freedom is often wrong. Jails are " "inconvenient." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has made it <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-google-pull-opposition-app-from-russian-store-1847695238\"> " "impossible to load Navalny's tactical voting app into an iPhone</a> in " "Russia." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "It is impossible because (1) the iPhone refuses to load apps from anywhere " "other than Apple, and (2) Apple has obeyed a Russian censorship law. The " "first point is enforced by Apple's nonfree software." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple plans to require that <a " "href=\"https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/mac-apps-notarization-macos-10-14-5/\"> " "all application software for MacOS be approved by Apple first</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Offering a checking service as an option could be useful and would not be " "wrong. Requiring users to get Apple's approval is tyranny. Apple says the " "check will only look for malware (not counting the malware that is <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-apple.html#TOC\">part of the operating " "system</a>), but Apple could change that policy step by step. Or perhaps " "Apple will define malware to include any app that the Chinese government " "does not like." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "For free software, this means users will need to get Apple's approval after " "compilation. This amounts to a system of surveilling the use of free " "programs." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IOS_jailbreaking&oldid=835861046\"> " "iOS, the operating system of the Apple iThings, is the prototype of a " "jail</a>. It was Apple that introduced the practice of designing general " "purpose computers with censorship of application programs." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Here is an article about the <a " "href=\"https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2008/03/07/code-signing-and-you/\"> " "code signing</a> that the iThings use to lock up the user." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Curiously, Apple is beginning to allow limited passage through the walls of " "the iThing jail: users can now install apps built from source code, provided " "the source code is written in Swift. Users cannot do this freely because " "they are required to identify themselves. <a " "href=\"https://developer.apple.com/xcode/\">Here are details</a>. While this " "is a crack in the prison walls, it is not big enough to mean that the " "iThings are no longer jails." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h4> msgid "Examples of censorship by Apple jails" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Russian communications watchdog <a " "href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-remove-navalny-app-report-2021-08-20/\"> " "tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their stores." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute " "censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can install " "apps even if Google does not offer them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/30/this-isnt-the-1990s-apple-under-pressure-from-app-developers\"> " "putting the squeeze on all business</a> conducted through apps for " "iMonsters." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is a symptom of a very big injustice: that Apple has the power to " "decide what software can be installed on an iMonster. That it is a jail." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism\"> " "banned the app that Hong Kong protesters use to communicate</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Obeying the “local laws” about what people can do with software " "is no excuse for censoring what software people can use." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/10/07/apple-ios-13-1-2-for-hong-kong.html\"> " "censors the Taiwan flag in iOS</a> on behalf of the Chinese government. When " "the region is set to Hong Kong, this flag is not visible in the emoji " "selection widget but is still accessible. When the region is set to mainland " "China, all attempts to display it will result in the “empty " "emoji” icon as if the flag never existed." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Thus, not only does Apple use the App Store as an instrument of censorship, " "it also uses the iThing operating system for that purpose." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Users caught in the jail of an iMonster are <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html\"> sitting " "ducks for other attackers</a>, and the app censorship prevents security " "companies from figuring out how those attacks work." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple's censorship of apps is fundamentally unjust, and would be inexcusable " "even if it didn't lead to security threats as well." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/iranian-hardliners-want-isolated-internet\"> " "censoring apps for the US government too</a>. Specifically, it is deleting " "apps developed by Iranians." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The root of these wrongs is in Apple. If Apple had not designed the " "iMonsters to let Apple censor applications, Apple would not have had the " "power to stop users from installing whatever kind of apps." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a " "href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/technology/china-apple-censorhip.html\"> " "deleted several VPNs from its app store for China</a>, thus using its own " "censorship power to strengthen that of the Chinese government." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used its censorship system to enforce Russian surveillance <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20220402210254/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html\"> " "by blocking distribution of the LinkedIn app in Russia</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is ironic because LinkedIn is a surveillance system itself. While " "subjecting its users to its own surveillance, it tries to protect its users " "from Russian surveillance, and is therefore subject to Russian censorship." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "However, the point here is the wrong of Apple's censorship of apps." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used its censorship system to enforce China's censorship <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china\"> " "by blocking distribution of the New York Times app</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple censors games, <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game/\"> " "banning some games from the cr…app store</a> because of which " "political points they suggest. Some political points are apparently " "considered acceptable." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a href=\"https://www.ifixit.com/News/7401/ifixit-app-pulled\"> banned " "a program from the App Store</a> because its developers committed the " "enormity of disassembling some iThings." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "As of 2015, Apple <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights\"> " "systematically bans apps that endorse abortion rights or would help women " "find abortions</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This particular political slant <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions\"> " "affects other Apple services</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has banned iThing applications that show the confederate flag. <a " "href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/apple-confederate-flag_n_7663754\"> " "Not only those that use it as a symbol of racism</a>, but even strategic " "games that use it to represent confederate army units fighting in the Civil " "War." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This ludicrous rigidity illustrates the point that Apple should not be " "allowed to censor apps. Even if Apple carried out this act of censorship " "with some care, it would still be wrong. Whether racism is bad, whether " "educating people about drone attacks is bad, are not the real issue. Apple " "should not have the power to impose its views about either of these " "questions, or any other." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/papers-please-game-ipad-nude-body-scans\"> " "More examples of Apple's arbitrary and inconsistent censorship</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used this censorship power in 2014 to <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2014/02/07/apple-yanks-last-remaining-bit.html\"> " "ban all bitcoin apps</a> for the iThings for a time. It also <a " "href=\"https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apple-removes-game-about-growing-marijuana-from-app-store/1100-6419864/\"> " "banned a game about growing marijuana</a>, while permitting games about " "other crimes such as killing people. Perhaps Apple considers killing more " "acceptable than marijuana." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations of US drone " "assassinations, giving various excuses. Each time the developers fixed one " "“problem”, Apple complained about another. After the fifth " "rejection, Apple <a " "href=\"https://mashable.com/archive/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes\"> " "admitted it was censoring the app based on the subject matter</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Microsoft" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows 10 S was a jail: <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison\"> " "only programs from the Windows Store could be installed and executed</a>. It " "was however possible to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/13/15789998/microsoft-windows-10-s-upgrade-windows-10-pro-guide\"> " "upgrade to Windows 10 Pro</a>. The successor of Windows 10 S is a special " "configuration of Windows 10 called <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-and-windows-11-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85\"> " "S mode</a>. The major difference with Windows 10 S is that there is an easy " "way to switch out of S mode." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html\"> " "Windows 8 on “mobile devices” (now defunct) was a jail</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Game consoles" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "No game can run on the console unless the console's manufacturer has " "authorized it. Alas, we can't find a article to cite as a reference for " "this fact. Please inform us if you know of one." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Nintendo has devoted a lot of effort to <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/nintendo-reportedly-rolling-out-new-more-hack-proof-switch-hardware/\"> " "preventing users from installing third-party software on its Switch " "consoles</a>. These are now full-blown jails." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Sony restricted access to the PlayStation 3 GPU, so people who installed a " "GNU/Linux operating system on the console couldn't use it at full " "capacity. When some of them broke the restriction, <a " "href=\"https://blog.playstation.com/2010/03/28/ps3-firmware-v3-21-update/\">Sony " "removed the ability to install other operating systems</a>. Then users broke " "that restriction too, but <a " "href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2011-01-12-sony-follows-up-officially-sues-geohot-and-fail0verflow-over-ps.html\">got " "sued by Sony</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "To install and use third-party operating systems and programs on the Xbox " "console, <a " "href=\"https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/fahrplan/attachments/591-paper_xbox.pdf\">people " "had to break the restrictions imposed by Microsoft</a>." msgstr "" #. 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# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-jails.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-jails.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2025-04-01 18:28+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 Jails - 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 Jails" 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 "" "The “jails” are malicious operating systems that are designed to " "impose censorship of which applications the user can install. The <a " "href=\"http://i.imgur.com/ZRViDum.jpg\">image of the iPrison</a> illustrates " "this issue." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "These systems are platforms for censorship imposed by the company that owns " "the system. Selling products designed as platforms for a company to impose " "censorship ought to be forbidden by law, but it isn't." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "This page lists a few jails, along with some of the methods they use to " "censor apps, and includes specific examples of apps that were blocked using " "this censorship power." 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><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#apple\">Apple</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#microsoft\">Microsoft</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><ul><li> msgid " <a href=\"#consoles\">Game consoles</a> " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Apple" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Shortcuts, a built-in scripting app on Apple devices, <a " "href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/apdf01f8c054/5.0/ios/15.0\"> " "doesn't give you complete freedom to share scripts</a> " "(a.k.a. “shortcuts”). Exporting a script as a file <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20230329031338/https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/vogb0c/all_methods_of_sharing_ios_shortcuts_require_an/\"> " "requires an Apple ID</a>, and may be subjected to censorship by Apple." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "In this situation (and many others), switching from iPhony/iBad to a freedom " "respecting device gives you both convenience and freedom. The assumption " "that you must sacrifice convenience to get freedom is often wrong. Jails are " "inconvenient." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has made it <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-google-pull-opposition-app-from-russian-store-1847695238\"> " "impossible to load Navalny's tactical voting app into an iPhone</a> in " "Russia." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "It is impossible because (1) the iPhone refuses to load apps from anywhere " "other than Apple, and (2) Apple has obeyed a Russian censorship law. The " "first point is enforced by Apple's nonfree software." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple plans to require that <a " "href=\"https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/mac-apps-notarization-macos-10-14-5/\"> " "all application software for MacOS be approved by Apple first</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Offering a checking service as an option could be useful and would not be " "wrong. Requiring users to get Apple's approval is tyranny. Apple says the " "check will only look for malware (not counting the malware that is <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-apple.html#TOC\">part of the operating " "system</a>), but Apple could change that policy step by step. Or perhaps " "Apple will define malware to include any app that the Chinese government " "does not like." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "For free software, this means users will need to get Apple's approval after " "compilation. This amounts to a system of surveilling the use of free " "programs." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IOS_jailbreaking&oldid=835861046\"> " "iOS, the operating system of the Apple iThings, is the prototype of a " "jail</a>. It was Apple that introduced the practice of designing general " "purpose computers with censorship of application programs." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Here is an article about the <a " "href=\"https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2008/03/07/code-signing-and-you/\"> " "code signing</a> that the iThings use to lock up the user." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Curiously, Apple is beginning to allow limited passage through the walls of " "the iThing jail: users can now install apps built from source code, provided " "the source code is written in Swift. Users cannot do this freely because " "they are required to identify themselves. <a " "href=\"https://developer.apple.com/xcode/\">Here are details</a>. While this " "is a crack in the prison walls, it is not big enough to mean that the " "iThings are no longer jails." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h4> msgid "Examples of censorship by Apple jails" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Russian communications watchdog <a " "href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/russian-watchdog-tells-google-apple-remove-navalny-app-report-2021-08-20/\"> " "tells Google and Apple to remove Navalny's app</a> from their stores." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Because Apple controls what a user can install, this is absolute " "censorship. By contrast, because Android does not do that, users can install " "apps even if Google does not offer them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/30/this-isnt-the-1990s-apple-under-pressure-from-app-developers\"> " "putting the squeeze on all business</a> conducted through apps for " "iMonsters." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is a symptom of a very big injustice: that Apple has the power to " "decide what software can be installed on an iMonster. That it is a jail." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism\"> " "banned the app that Hong Kong protesters use to communicate</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Obeying the “local laws” about what people can do with software " "is no excuse for censoring what software people can use." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/10/07/apple-ios-13-1-2-for-hong-kong.html\"> " "censors the Taiwan flag in iOS</a> on behalf of the Chinese government. When " "the region is set to Hong Kong, this flag is not visible in the emoji " "selection widget but is still accessible. When the region is set to mainland " "China, all attempts to display it will result in the “empty " "emoji” icon as if the flag never existed." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Thus, not only does Apple use the App Store as an instrument of censorship, " "it also uses the iThing operating system for that purpose." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Users caught in the jail of an iMonster are <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/05/15/brittle-security.html\"> sitting " "ducks for other attackers</a>, and the app censorship prevents security " "companies from figuring out how those attacks work." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple's censorship of apps is fundamentally unjust, and would be inexcusable " "even if it didn't lead to security threats as well." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/iranian-hardliners-want-isolated-internet\"> " "censoring apps for the US government too</a>. Specifically, it is deleting " "apps developed by Iranians." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The root of these wrongs is in Apple. If Apple had not designed the " "iMonsters to let Apple censor applications, Apple would not have had the " "power to stop users from installing whatever kind of apps." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a " "href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/technology/china-apple-censorhip.html\"> " "deleted several VPNs from its app store for China</a>, thus using its own " "censorship power to strengthen that of the Chinese government." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used its censorship system to enforce Russian surveillance <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20220402210254/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html\"> " "by blocking distribution of the LinkedIn app in Russia</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is ironic because LinkedIn is a surveillance system itself. While " "subjecting its users to its own surveillance, it tries to protect its users " "from Russian surveillance, and is therefore subject to Russian censorship." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "However, the point here is the wrong of Apple's censorship of apps." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used its censorship system to enforce China's censorship <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china\"> " "by blocking distribution of the New York Times app</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple censors games, <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/apple-says-game-about-palestinian-child-isnt-a-game/\"> " "banning some games from the cr…app store</a> because of which " "political points they suggest. Some political points are apparently " "considered acceptable." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple <a href=\"https://www.ifixit.com/News/7401/ifixit-app-pulled\"> banned " "a program from the App Store</a> because its developers committed the " "enormity of disassembling some iThings." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "As of 2015, Apple <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights\"> " "systematically bans apps that endorse abortion rights or would help women " "find abortions</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This particular political slant <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/siri-abortion-apple-unintenional-omissions\"> " "affects other Apple services</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple has banned iThing applications that show the confederate flag. <a " "href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/apple-confederate-flag_n_7663754\"> " "Not only those that use it as a symbol of racism</a>, but even strategic " "games that use it to represent confederate army units fighting in the Civil " "War." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This ludicrous rigidity illustrates the point that Apple should not be " "allowed to censor apps. Even if Apple carried out this act of censorship " "with some care, it would still be wrong. Whether racism is bad, whether " "educating people about drone attacks is bad, are not the real issue. Apple " "should not have the power to impose its views about either of these " "questions, or any other." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/papers-please-game-ipad-nude-body-scans\"> " "More examples of Apple's arbitrary and inconsistent censorship</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple used this censorship power in 2014 to <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2014/02/07/apple-yanks-last-remaining-bit.html\"> " "ban all bitcoin apps</a> for the iThings for a time. It also <a " "href=\"https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apple-removes-game-about-growing-marijuana-from-app-store/1100-6419864/\"> " "banned a game about growing marijuana</a>, while permitting games about " "other crimes such as killing people. Perhaps Apple considers killing more " "acceptable than marijuana." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple rejected an app that displayed the locations of US drone " "assassinations, giving various excuses. Each time the developers fixed one " "“problem”, Apple complained about another. After the fifth " "rejection, Apple <a " "href=\"https://mashable.com/archive/apple-app-tracks-drone-strikes\"> " "admitted it was censoring the app based on the subject matter</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Microsoft" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows 10 S was a jail: <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison\"> " "only programs from the Windows Store could be installed and executed</a>. It " "was however possible to <a " "href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/13/15789998/microsoft-windows-10-s-upgrade-windows-10-pro-guide\"> " "upgrade to Windows 10 Pro</a>. The successor of Windows 10 S is a special " "configuration of Windows 10 called <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-and-windows-11-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85\"> " "S mode</a>. The major difference with Windows 10 S is that there is an easy " "way to switch out of S mode." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html\"> " "Windows 8 on “mobile devices” (now defunct) was a jail</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Game consoles" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "No game can run on the console unless the console's manufacturer has " "authorized it. Alas, we can't find a article to cite as a reference for " "this fact. Please inform us if you know of one." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Nintendo has devoted a lot of effort to <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/nintendo-reportedly-rolling-out-new-more-hack-proof-switch-hardware/\"> " "preventing users from installing third-party software on its Switch " "consoles</a>. These are now full-blown jails." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Sony restricted access to the PlayStation 3 GPU, so people who installed a " "GNU/Linux operating system on the console couldn't use it at full " "capacity. When some of them broke the restriction, <a " "href=\"https://blog.playstation.com/2010/03/28/ps3-firmware-v3-21-update/\">Sony " "removed the ability to install other operating systems</a>. Then users broke " "that restriction too, but <a " "href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2011-01-12-sony-follows-up-officially-sues-geohot-and-fail0verflow-over-ps.html\">got " "sued by Sony</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "To install and use third-party operating systems and programs on the Xbox " "console, <a " "href=\"https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/fahrplan/attachments/591-paper_xbox.pdf\">people " "had to break the restrictions imposed by Microsoft</a>." msgstr "" #. 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