According to the Technically Incorrect blog at CNET, Nike, by asking the Chinese gov’t to reveal the name of the person who posted to a yahoo msg board and accused to company of having something to do with Liu Xiang’s, a famed Chinese hurdler, withdrawal from the event is behaving like a granny who’s justContinue reading “Nike: behaving badly”
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Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look
James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced “The Great Firewall of China” firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship, and he explained it inContinue reading “Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look”
Increased Cyber-attacks against Tibetan NGOS
Slashdot: The SANS Internet Storm Center reports about an increasing number of sophisticated and targeted cyber attacks against Tibetan NGOs. These attacks appear to be related to attacks against other anti-chinese groups like Falun Gong. ‘There is lots of media coverage on the protests in Tibet. Something that lies under the surface, and rarely getsContinue reading “Increased Cyber-attacks against Tibetan NGOS”
China blocks YouTube as protests spread in Tibet
One BoingBoing reader writes: ” I am visiting Beijing on business, and staying at a hotel that caters to Westerners. There have been reports that China was loosening controls on the media ahead of the Olympic games, in order to give visitors the impression that the media is unrestricted, but that is not the caseContinue reading “China blocks YouTube as protests spread in Tibet”
Yahoo: We didn’t realize they would be jailed…honest
Yahoo China released identifying information and the content of emails to the Chinese government leading to the arrests of some of its users (Al Jazeera has the full story). One journalist has been jailed for 10 years on charges of political dissidence. For information on a petition and how to boycott Yahoo go here.