[PLUG] /not/ OK, Google

[King Beowulf]

On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 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
>
>

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


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