While most of you are still reeling from excitement from Apple's releases at their WWDC today, there are some people who may find it a little more restrictive to get the most out of their computers in the future. In a seemingly superlative effort to construct: "a green, healthy, and harmonious Internet environment, and preventing harmful information on the Internet from influencing and poisoning young people." The Chinese government have plans to impose further restrictions on the way its people use their computers by passing legislation which will require that all personal computers sold within the country, as of July 1, be shipped with software blocking access to certain websites. This move could well give the Chinese Government unprecedented control over how its people use the internet.
This news posted on the Wall Street Journal's website, discusses the issues involved with passing legislation and restricting people in this manner.
The primary target for the software will be pornography says the main developer of the software, a company which has ties to the Chinese security and military ministry.
According to the original article, Susan Stevenson a spokeswoman for the US embassy in Beijing says, that the embassy are looking into this and assessing the restrictive power of the software. "We would view any attempt to restrict the free flow of information with great concern and as incompatible with China's aspirations to build a modern, information-based economy and society."
Last edited by shockz on 08 Jun 2009 - 23:25
If you really believe they are only going to filter porn you very naive. That is just the cover story. Also note the fact that porn is only their primary target not their only target.
True, they block youtube, foreign news sites, any blog or forum that may be 'anti-China', in other words pro-human rights, and pretty much anything that they don't like, they censor the crap out of.
Blocking pr0n prevents the free flow of cu.... oh, nevermind.
You sound like you want to move to China, go over there and see if you can live without internet and in a restricting country.
I like Australia
i think that was the joke already...
... and that's why I laughed hard...
Back in old times, if 1st kid was a girl, they killed her cause most want a guy. That's why most of the guys there are screwed up and got no gf's
i call BS
its BEEN lasting. this is not new.
"a green, healthy, and harmonious Internet environment, and preventing harmful information on the Internet from influencing and poisoning young people."
coming out of Washington.
/scary terrorists making bobs from the interwebs!
"a green, healthy, and harmonious Internet environment, and preventing harmful information on the Internet from influencing and poisoning young people."
coming out of Washington.
/scary terrorists making bobs from the interwebs!
Two words: First Amendment.
I know this, and I'm born and bred Australian.
"a green, healthy, and harmonious Internet environment, and preventing harmful information on the Internet from influencing and poisoning young people."
coming out of Washington.
/scary terrorists making bobs from the interwebs!
Two words: First Amendment.
I know this, and I'm born and bred Australian.
And its probably because you live in Australia that you are unaware of our right being stripped from us. now we have free speech ZONES for peaceful protest. the second amendment is on its way out . there is no more habeus corpus here any more either. the document is great in theory but very very few Americans are willing to do all that is necessary to see it adhered to.
Condoms my friend. Condoms!!
The question is what will happen to servers hosted in china?
tryin to control the flow of information for their own gain
just like GW Arsenal Gear, GW Outer Haven
http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/GW
Last edited by nixbsd on 09 Jun 2009 - 07:53
Then again, I would expect no less from a US based website.
what...you think start a massacre in school is cool?
this further proves chinese are backward culturally...
The Chinese GFW is powerful, but it is far from invincible. There are a number of software which can easily break it and they are all upgrading according to the change of GFW. I used one called Gpass and it did the job very well.
Well apart from this, there are always basic simple "silly" ways to bypass keyword filteration and look for specific information online. The great thing about wouldwide internet is: it cannot be walled.
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