[PLUG] /not/ OK, Google

Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Thu Jul 2 14:59:37 UTC 2015


Certainly bad news but not too surprising.

Two questions:

How/why did Debian permit black-box code?
Can a smart phone be turned off (other than removing the battery)?

-Denis

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at 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
>
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