Great Firewall

China's Facebook Few: 14,000 And Falling

WSJ | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology


The number of Facebook users in China is dwindling. Or to be more exact: falling off a cliff. And not by choice, as anyone who has tried to access Fac...

China's Internet Censorship Gets "Worse And Worse" Ahead Of 60th Anniversary

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 09.25.2009 | Technology


The heightened security comes ahead of a massive military parade Beijing will hold in the heart of the city next week to celebrate China's 60th annive...

Twittercraft: Foreign Policy by Other Means

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 08.06.2009 | Media


Michael Shtender-Auerbach

For better and for worse, America's technology companies have a demonstrated record of driving crucial foreign policy outcomes, and Washington must make it known when it believes a foreign cause is just.

Web Spying: Iranian Government Monitors Citizens, Aided By Western Technology

WSJ.com | CHRISTOPHER RHOADS and LORETTA CHAO | Posted 07.23.2009 | World


The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world's most sophisticated mechanisms for c...

China's Skyping on you ...

Michael Standaert | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Michael Standaert

BEIJING: When in China, don't use Skype. Well, at least not the Chinese version called Tom-Skype, a joint venture between eBay (owner of Skype) and To...