What is Traitorware? | Electronic Frontier Foundation - 1 views
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Traitorware is sometimes included in products with less obviously malicious intent.
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Don’t let these good intentions fool you—software that hides itself from you while it gives your personal data away to a third party is dangerous and dishonest.
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traitorware: devices that act behind your back to betray your privacy.
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"Traitorware is not some science-fiction vision of the future. It is the present. .. We believe that your software and devices should not be a tool for gathering your personal data without your explicit consent. " -
Interesting IT issue related to the gathering and use of personal data.