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# A Hypothetical Program
Imagine a program that:
-1. [Has a "universal back door" that allows the developer to make remote changes to users' systems without their knowledge or permission.](http://www.informationweek.com/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes/d/d-id/1059183)
-2. [Forces upgrades on its users.](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-10-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe)
+1. [Has a "universal back door" that allows the developer to make remote changes to users' systems without their knowledge or permission.](https://www.informationweek.com/it-sectors/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes)
+2. [Forces upgrades on its users.](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe)
3. [Steals users' encryption keys.](https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/)
4. [Forcibly removes software from its users' systems.](https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/131798/microsoft-starts-automatically-removing-flash-from-windows)
5. [Pesters its users when they don't install the "preferred browser".](https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/)
-6. [Displays annoying ads on users' systems.](http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer)
-7. [Spies on users while they use it, with surveillance anti-features that cannot be disabled.](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/dutch-privacy-regulator-says-that-windows-10-breaks-the-law)
-8. [Forces users to be online just to write a text document.](https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-office-for-home-and-school-faq?legRedir=true&amp;CorrelationId=c9c5b549-11ad-4f71-bf81-b7e069fdb372)
+6. [Displays annoying ads on users' systems.](https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer)
+7. [Spies on users while they use it, with surveillance anti-features that cannot be disabled.](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/dutch-privacy-regulator-says-that-windows-10-breaks-the-law/)
+8. [Forces users to be online just to write a text document.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-for-home-and-school-faq)
9. [Blocks users from downloading any apps other than the ones the developers approve of.](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison)
10. [Purposely deletes ebooks that users have already bought.](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47810367)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The main difference with malware in free and proprietary software is when a free
It is true that free software generally has far fewer anti-features due to its very nature of the source code being public. However free (as in freedom) software isn't immune to malware. The Spyware Watchdog Article Catalog lists free software programs that it considers spyware. Spyware is a subcategory of malware focused on user spying. The catalog is doing with spyware much the same thing I'm doing with the word malware; it is applying a broader definition of spyware to programs to see what happens. The results are quite interesting. See the link below for their spyware list.
-[Spyware Watchdog](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/index.html)
+[Spyware Watchdog](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/)
Finally, one reason free software has less malware is reputation. Reputation is important to many programmers and adding anti-features to programs might mean no one will trust your work any more, so there's a strong incentive to not do that. This is true even if you're only pseudonymous like some i2p developers are. Your anonymous identity still has a reputation and it's best to preserve it.