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Chinese ‘cloud zone’ lifts internet censorship–for foreigners

FAC June 30, 2011

Chinese censorship of the internet has been decried by free speech advocates around the world. Now the city of Chongqing is  trying to model itself as an international hub for cloud computing data centers, the Chinese government is promising to lift internet filters –but only for foreign businesses–which is news that the Chinese government is apparently trying to censor: 0 Digg 1 Share 6 0 Share 0 Share 0 1124 Share 0 Email News of

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U.S. government develops way to evade web censorship

donal brown February 10, 2011

Using new technology, the U.S. government recently conducted tests in Chinese cities transmitting feeds from outlets currently censored by the Chinese government including Voice of America and China Weekly. Instead of sending text-only e-mails, the new technology “decompresses and decodes messages and presents the data in the form of RSS feeds, downloaded files, and applications, or in the form of a proxy server address.” -db From InformationWeek , February 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Montalbano. Full

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CIA reports influence of Chinese bloggers on government policy

donal brown January 20, 2011

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency  said Chinese bloggers influenced government policy, citing a December incident in which bloggers expressed outrage at the enslavement of mentally retarded men to work at a building materials plant in Sichuan province. -db Secrecy News January 19, 2011 By Steven Aftergood Chinese bloggers “expressed rage and despondence after learning about the plight of 12 mentally retarded men from Sichuan province who were sold into slavery to work at a building

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Former Chinese leaders call for free speech

donal brown October 19, 2010

A Korean publication says China’s repressive political system is inconsistent with its free market economy and suggests that their leaders should heed the public letter from 23 elderly party members urging free speech and press and freedom of assembly. -db Korea JoongAng Daily Editorial October 18, 2010 Calls for China to release Liu Xiaobo, a dissident recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and allow greater freedom of speech are getting louder. A group of senior

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Google launches tool showing governments’ attempts at censorship

donal brown September 21, 2010

Google is now showing the number of requests from governments for removing content from its search page, Gmail, YouTube and other services. -db CNET September 21, 2010 By Lance Whitney In the wake of Google’s censorship battles with China and other nations, the search giant has launched a new tool to reveal which governments are blocking its services or requesting information on its users. The company’s new Transparency Report breaks down the information into two

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