Comments on: China orders censorship firewall on all PCs http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:56:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ted http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162517 Ted Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:29:53 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162517 I would be worried but I use Freedur, which is a awesome proxy tool, and I have access to anything. I have tried every other solution and truly all are to hard to use or just don't work well... I would be worried but I use Freedur, which is a awesome proxy tool, and I have access to anything. I have tried every other solution and truly all are to hard to use or just don’t work well…

]]> By: Sampi http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162247 Sampi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:23:37 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162247 I'm sure the PRC will just force educational and state-owned (many) institutions to use the software. I don't think access to the internet will be blocked to anyone not using the software. I’m sure the PRC will just force educational and state-owned (many) institutions to use the software. I don’t think access to the internet will be blocked to anyone not using the software.

]]> By: Jonathan Merrill http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162194 Jonathan Merrill Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:55:54 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162194 The issue is more pervasive than censorship. This software could easily be used to monitor and access information inside corporations. This could give Chinese government officials unprecedented information access that could be used for any reason. This course of action could profoundly impact US and Euro companies doing business in China. The issue is more pervasive than censorship. This software could easily be used to monitor and access information inside corporations. This could give Chinese government officials unprecedented information access that could be used for any reason. This course of action could profoundly impact US and Euro companies doing business in China.

]]> By: Sampi http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162165 Sampi Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:50:46 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162165 When the government of Mainland China says it's aim is to block "child pornography" or "drugs, illegal content" be sure that their real aim is to silence political opposition. This is a very sad day for China because even though restrictions already exist for Chinese users, the situation was improving and this is a step backward, not forward. I am unsure how the government plans to know when a user has uninstalled the software (or when they formatted the HDD all together) but even if they don't, the large population of Chinese internet users are not computer savy and will hardly bother to remove any software. Software restrictions is nothing new for the Communist Party; they also convinced Skype to release a "special" version of their software, effectively allowing all conversations to be monitored. Unfortunately for them, it is very hard to win the software battle and as soon as they start saying that citizens must install certain software and cannot remove it (by either installing a new OS from scratch or simply removing it) they're gonna get some heat (or at least I hope they do). When the government of Mainland China says it’s aim is to block “child pornography” or “drugs, illegal content” be sure that their real aim is to silence political opposition.

This is a very sad day for China because even though restrictions already exist for Chinese users, the situation was improving and this is a step backward, not forward.
I am unsure how the government plans to know when a user has uninstalled the software (or when they formatted the HDD all together) but even if they don’t, the large population of Chinese internet users are not computer savy and will hardly bother to remove any software.

Software restrictions is nothing new for the Communist Party; they also convinced Skype to release a “special” version of their software, effectively allowing all conversations to be monitored. Unfortunately for them, it is very hard to win the software battle and as soon as they start saying that citizens must install certain software and cannot remove it (by either installing a new OS from scratch or simply removing it) they’re gonna get some heat (or at least I hope they do).

]]> By: Scott http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162145 Scott Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:50:02 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162145 This presumes that there was a culture of free will in their society in the first place. China is known for a great number of great things, fostering free will is not one of them. This presumes that there was a culture of free will in their society in the first place. China is known for a great number of great things, fostering free will is not one of them.

]]> By: Sam Pagan http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/#comment-162143 Sam Pagan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:42:30 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14178#comment-162143 I knew China was strict with their internet, but this is going a little too far I think. Free will is slowly being phased out of their society, it seems. I knew China was strict with their internet, but this is going a little too far I think. Free will is slowly being phased out of their society, it seems.

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