85 days ago by Vladislav Savov

China's efforts to preload the Green Dam censorware on all PCs in the country have been going pretty poorly so far, with accusations of software piracy and manufacturer displeasure causing delays. Now the government is backing down from that stance, stating that the original regulation wasn't "expre ...

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85 days ago by Vladislav Savov

China's efforts to preload the Green Dam censorware on all PCs in the country have been going pretty poorly so far, with accusations of software piracy and manufacturer displeasure causing delays. Now the government is backing down from that stance, stating that the original regulation wasn't "expre ...

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105 days ago by Brent Richards

Image: www.freefoto.com Cory Doctorow has a great essay at Internet Evolution about the problems with censorware and more effective ways to teach kids how to be safe and responsible web citizens. I teach high school and I know first hand how censorware can be more of a burden than an asset. The oste ...

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107 days ago by Jill Walker Rettberg

I absolutely loved Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, a young adult novel set in a very-near-future San Francisco where high school students’ every move is tracked by censorware in their laptops and on the school network and surveillance devices in the hallways. Of course, students learn how to evade m ...

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107 days ago by Jill Walker Rettberg

I absolutely loved Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, a young adult novel set in a very-near-future San Francisco where high school students’ every move is tracked by censorware in their laptops and on the school network and surveillance devices in the hallways. Of course, students learn how to evade m ...

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122 days ago by admin

China not demolishing Green Dam: “ Censorware not going anywhere after all China’s controversial mandatory censorware has only been delayed rather than abandoned, according to state media.… “ (Via The Register - Comms.)

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129 days ago by Donald Melanson

There's not exactly much more details than the headline on this one, but China's official Xinhua news agency is reporting that the country is delaying its plans that would require that the so-called "Green Dam Youth Escort" internet filtering software be installed on all PCs sold in China. That requ ...

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129 days ago by Donald Melanson

There's not exactly much more details than the headline on this one, but China's official Xinhua news agency is reporting that the country is delaying its plans that would require that the so-called "Green Dam Youth Escort" internet filtering software be installed on all PCs sold in China. That requ ...

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130 days ago by Donald Melanson

Well, there was some evidence earlier this month that some piracy issues in China's mandated "Green Dam" content-filtering software could cause PC exports to the country to be stalled, but it looks like Sony has now gone ahead and included the software on its PCs regardless, albeit with a few major ...

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130 days ago by Donald Melanson

Well, there was some evidence earlier this month that some piracy issues in China's mandated "Green Dam" content-filtering software could cause PC exports to the country to be stalled, but it looks like Sony has now gone ahead and included the software on its PCs regardless, albeit with a few major ...

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