China Orders E-Mail Screening 409
Greyfox writes: "According to this CNN article, China has ordered Internet providers to screen users' E-mails for subversive statements. See how fascist governments control the flow of information? Aren't you glad our government doesn't do this? Oh... Wait..."
Maybe this will close up some of the relays ;) (Score:4, Funny)
Since a majority of that "subversive" text being bounced off of them are for "american get rich way of life" propaganda
This is why... (Score:1, Funny)
Adroit phraseology... (Score:2, Funny)
writings that reveal state secrets, hurt China's reputation or
advocate the overthrow of communism, ethnic separatism or "evil
cults."'
Surely, the government wouldn't want anyone to overthrow ethnic separatism or evil cults...
Oh, wait.
Linux - the key to oppression? (Score:5, Funny)
Back in the day, you'd have to pay Microsoft big bucks to squelch dissenting opinions and always had to worry that radicals spreading Western ideals would be able to exploit OS vulnerabilities and cause trouble. Not any more!
I wonder if China will GPL their filtering software?
(By the way, I'm not being down on Linux. I'm just dismayed at the irony of a government using one of the most free [as in liberty] operating systems to actually reduce freedom.)
Dealing with those spammers from China (Score:4, Funny)
I get loads of spam from China, or advertising Chinese websites.
Looks like sending the postmaster a note congratulating him on joining the Falun Gong might work well.
Re:Read the Chinese Constitution first. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The difference between China and the U.S. . . . (Score:3, Funny)
Well there goes 90% of the SPAM coming into my mailbox. It's nice that China is finally making a national SPAM filter for its people.
Re:Can Moderators mod articles for FlameBait...? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm taking notes.
Re:Somebody please be rational (Score:3, Funny)
The best thing that's ever happened! (Score:3, Funny)
"Greetings fellow Falun Gong brother. Your idea to encrypt message as commercial email is brilliant! I definitely agree that we need to move our geurilla forces into Tibet immediately, so that we may work against the tyranical Chinese regime."
Now *that* would likely get those open relays closed!
steve