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Malware in Proprietary Software - Latest Additions

Item posted by Rob Musial <robmusial> on Tue 08 Apr 2025 05:31:38 PM UTC.

The initial injustice of proprietary software often leads to further injustices: malicious functionalities.

The introduction of unjust techniques in nonfree software, such as back doors, DRM, tethering, and others, has become ever more frequent. Nowadays, it is standard practice.

We at the GNU Project show examples of malware that has been introduced in a wide variety of products and dis-services people use everyday, and of companies that make use of these techniques.

Here are our latest additions

March 2025

Microsoft's Software is Malware

Google's Software is Malware

Proprietary Censorship

Adobe's Software is Malware

Proprietary Sabotage

Proprietary Tethers

Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware

Proprietary Subscriptions


February 2025

Google's Software is Malware

Proprietary Back Doors

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