Firms helping China 'spy on web'

[Analog]

An international press freedom group has accused some of the world's leading technology firms of aiding the Chinese Government in censoring the internet.

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[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
An international press freedom group has accused some of the world's leading technology firms of aiding the Chinese Government in censoring the internet.

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Software for monitoring/filtering packets has been around freely for ages, not to mention that it's not that hard to write it yourself.

What software and what companies are they talking about exactly?

 

[Savij]

My god!! Those same products are used at offices everywhere to keep people off porn sites. It's cyber-terrorism!! Holding the companies responsible is like hold marble makers responsible when someone flings a marble my way.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: Savij
My god!! Those same products are used at offices everywhere to keep people off porn sites. It's cyber-terrorism!! Holding the companies responsible is like hold marble makers responsible when someone flings a marble my way.

So basically what you are saying is that they'll be sued succesfully in the USA?

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: Savij
My god!! Those same products are used at offices everywhere to keep people off porn sites. It's cyber-terrorism!! Holding the companies responsible is like hold marble makers responsible when someone flings a marble my way.

So basically what you are saying is that they'll be sued succesfully in the USA?

Only in the lower 48..I've heard canada, alaska and hawaii are less law suit friendly