On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Keith Lofstrom <kei...@gate.kl-ic.com> wrote:
> Google can use a closed source binary module in Chrome and > Chromium(!) to eavesdrop: > > > https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/ > > Will we need a "no Android" policy for PLUG meetings? > My doctor wife may no longer allow "smart" phones into > the patient exam room. > > Keith > > link above points to a bit of a sensationalist rag; here's a better one with better comments: https://lwn.net/Articles/648392/ Although troubling, this is not as scary as some claim, just a new "feature" forvoice command activation. Now that its been identified, the offending code can be easily stripped out. the basic take away is this: all corporations are not our friends and are suspect and guilty until proven innocent. By law and legal precedent, corporations are people and free speech == money and thus are more powerful than us meat-bags. we may have one small power left: don't buy. -Ed -- You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug