spyware, the new normal [was Re: tracking what files are being accessed by a process?]

[Scott Elcomb]

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:08 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Could you not turn it around and list what you are OK with having it
> access?  Like: its own dotfiles and the dynamicaly linked libraries.

Perhaps this is something that could be integrated into Gonk.  Gonk is
the linux distro from Firefox OS (nee B2G):

"The lower-level "operating system" of b2g. Gonk consists of a linux
kernel and userspace hardware abstraction layer (HAL). The kernel and
several userspace libraries are common open-source projects: linux,
libusb, bluez, etc. Some other parts of the HAL are shared with the
android project: GPS, camera, among others. You could say that Gonk is
an extremely simple linux distribution..."

<https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Architecture>

>
> Maybe we need a branding, like GPL or CC*, one that designates "only works
> on your behalf, not someone elses".

There are/were some efforts in this area:

<https://netzpolitik.org/2007/iconset-fuer-datenschutzerklaerungen/>
<http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/privacy-icons/>
<https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy_Icons>

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