China's Great Firewall Infects Other Countries 178
angry tapir writes "A networking error has caused computers in Chile and the US to come under the control of the Great Firewall of China, redirecting Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube users to Chinese servers. Security experts are not sure exactly how this happened, but it appears that at least one ISP recently began fetching high-level DNS information, from what's known as a root DNS server, based in China. That server, operated out of China by Swedish service provider Netnod, returned DNS information intended for Chinese users, effectively spreading China's network censorship overseas."
The Swedes (Score:0, Funny)
Why am I not surprised?
Pfft. (Score:3, Funny)
China Fights Back (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Uh Huh (Score:3, Funny)
Question: Who controls the root?
Possible answers:
- the tree
- the tooth
- the administrator
- the problem
Maintaining the Great Firewall (Score:5, Funny)
(Firewall is subverted...)
Damn you cyber-Mongorians!
Re:Tiannamen Square (Score:3, Funny)
It's no secret in China that this square exists. It's just what happened there $%*+
NO CARRIER
this gives me an idea.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I am not a fan of the USA gov't (Score:2, Funny)
Life is really easy when you let someone like Glen Beck do all your thinking for you, isn't it Michael?
Re:I am not a fan of the USA gov't (Score:1, Funny)
Well Micky, who does your thinking? Sean Penn?
Huh (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Pfft. (Score:5, Funny)
Also, the internet routes around censorship? Ooops....
Seems we were wrong. Apparently, the Internet detects censorship and routes it around.
Re:I think this is a shot across teh bow (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Uh Huh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Now... (Score:1, Funny)
And China would raff at you.
Re:China Fights Back (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I think this is a shot across teh bow (Score:4, Funny)
What if every single router in the world is manufactured in China? Are you sure you know what's in that firmware?
Yes, lead, melamine, and poorly documented programming.