Great Firewall

Run-By Shoeing: Designer Of Chinese 'Net Censorship Controls Attacked

AP | By ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 07.21.2011

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BEIJING -- Chinese police were seeking the man who allegedly threw an egg and shoes Thursday at the computer scientist famous for designing China's Gr...

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Father of China's 'Great Firewall' Admits To Skirting The Censorship He Built

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The man known as the father of China's so-called Great Firewall is defending his invention, which blocks out hundreds of thousands of foreign websites...

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The Resilience of Egypt

Jim Cowie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Cowie

The Egyptian "kill switch" was simultaneously a technical success and a mystifying strategic blunder. Could other governments implement such a kill switch?

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Infographic of China's Social Media Equivalents

Thomas Crampton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thomas Crampton

Due to government blockage and cultural differences, China has a home-grown Social Media landscape with categories that reflect the outside world.

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Google's "Don't Be Evil" Put to the Test

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Magid

By not playing nice with Chinese authorities, Google could wind up being shut out of billions of dollars of revenue. But that's a risk worth taking.

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Nobel Peace Prize for the Internet?

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Magid

The Internet is indeed a unifying force that brings people together. But if the Nobel committee ever did decide to give a prize to the Net, there probably would be a war over who would pick it up.

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A Truly World-Wide Web: What If Totalitarian Regimes Couldn't Censor the Net?

David Colarusso | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Colarusso

If there was a global I.S.P. in the sky, it would be difficult to restrict internet access. So why not do it? A free internet is a means by which citizens can share their stories with the world.

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China's Facebook Few: 14,000 And Falling

WSJ | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Google to China: Drop Dead!

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rory O'Connor

Does a company with a stated corporate goal of "Don't Be Evil" really deserve praise for finally pulling the plug on its longstanding cooperation with the Great Firewall? I think not.

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

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Twittercraft: Foreign Policy by Other Means

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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

WSJ.com | CHRISTOPHER RHOADS and LORETTA CHAO | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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China's Skyping on you ...

Michael Standaert | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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