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Green Dam is a new Chinese state censorship program mandated to be provided with all PC's sold in China after July 1, 2009. The program "complements" the existing internet censorship system, and extends it to many third party applications, such as Skype and text editors which are monitored for the use of forbidden phrases such as "falun gong". This new software may create an opportunity for the Chinese Government to appropriate these computers and use them to create the worlds largest botnet army."
A Chinese blogger posted a photo on Twitter of what appears to be a Sony document titled "Sony Disclaimer Notice Concerning the Green Dam Youth Escort Software" that came included with a Sony Vaio laptop discussing the Green Dam software. Another blogger, Rebecca MacKinnon, based at the University of Hong Kong, translated the document on her RCoversation blog.
In the document, Sony appears to disclaim any responsibility for damage the Green Dam software may cause.
The Green Dam Youth Escort software mandate is said to be aimed at curbing the accessibility of pornography, violence and other content to children, the Chinese government has said. But reports indicate citizens have expressed concern over the potential for further censorship. Since news of the Green Dam Youth Escort requirement leaked several weeks ago, the Internet filtering software plan has been ensnared in controversy. Critics both inside and outside the country have said the software could also be used to censor politically sensitive Web sites such as those dealing with Tibet or the banned Falun Gong group.
Along with Sony, Taiwanese computer maker Acer has said it will comply with the Green Dam software rules, which indicate that PCs must ship with the software included, but that users have the option of whether to turn it on or off.
Critics outside China, including the U.S. government and U.S.-based computer manufacturers, have been getting involved in the debate. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that a group of international business associations had issued a letter to the Chinese premier asking that the Green Dam mandate be lifted. The letter follows a complaint issued by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
from http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=25034
and http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/23/exploit-code-for-chi.html
and http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/06/11/1912240/Is-China-Creating-the-Worlds-Largest-Botnet-Army
Also read this for details on the Green Dam software http://www.cse.umich.edu/~jhalderm/pub/gd/
A Chinese blogger posted a photo on Twitter of what appears to be a Sony document titled "Sony Disclaimer Notice Concerning the Green Dam Youth Escort Software" that came included with a Sony Vaio laptop discussing the Green Dam software. Another blogger, Rebecca MacKinnon, based at the University of Hong Kong, translated the document on her RCoversation blog.
In the document, Sony appears to disclaim any responsibility for damage the Green Dam software may cause.
The Green Dam Youth Escort software mandate is said to be aimed at curbing the accessibility of pornography, violence and other content to children, the Chinese government has said. But reports indicate citizens have expressed concern over the potential for further censorship. Since news of the Green Dam Youth Escort requirement leaked several weeks ago, the Internet filtering software plan has been ensnared in controversy. Critics both inside and outside the country have said the software could also be used to censor politically sensitive Web sites such as those dealing with Tibet or the banned Falun Gong group.
Along with Sony, Taiwanese computer maker Acer has said it will comply with the Green Dam software rules, which indicate that PCs must ship with the software included, but that users have the option of whether to turn it on or off.
Critics outside China, including the U.S. government and U.S.-based computer manufacturers, have been getting involved in the debate. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that a group of international business associations had issued a letter to the Chinese premier asking that the Green Dam mandate be lifted. The letter follows a complaint issued by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
from http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=25034
and http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/23/exploit-code-for-chi.html
and http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/06/11/1912240/Is-China-Creating-the-Worlds-Largest-Botnet-Army
Also read this for details on the Green Dam software http://www.cse.umich.edu/~jhalderm/pub/gd/
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