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China Orders E-Mail Screening

Posted by chrisd on from the we-heard-about-this-during-jiang's-pillowtalk dept.

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..."

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  1. Maybe this will close up some of the relays ;) by teambpsi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Considering the number of relays in orbz and ordb that are out of the 210 and 211 sub-class A blocks i would think that perhaps this might be a good thing, in so far as the mail relays getting closed up

    Since a majority of that "subversive" text being bounced off of them are for "american get rich way of life" propaganda ;)

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  2. This is why... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am teaching myself Navaho!

  3. Adroit phraseology... by Foehg · · Score: 2, Funny

    ` The new rules include a long list of banned content prohibiting
    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.

  4. Linux - the key to oppression? by Sinistar2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now thanks to Red Flag Linux, filtering the thoughts of your citizens is cheaper and more reliable than ever!

    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.)

  5. Dealing with those spammers from China by Paul+Wright · · 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.

  6. Re:Read the Chinese Constitution first. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    See, that's the problem. The government needs to stop mailing people care packages full of cookie crumbs.

  7. Re:The difference between China and the U.S. . . . by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 3, Funny

    Such things that are outlawed include "Outlawed writings include any that reveal state secrets, feature pornography and violence or advocate cults."

    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.

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  8. Re:Can Moderators mod articles for FlameBait...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Really? How sure are you that he doesn't have to worry?

    I'm taking notes.

  9. Re:Somebody please be rational by Pituritus+Ani · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't believe you got a +5 for whining that someone else got moderated up. My God!

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  10. The best thing that's ever happened! by NerveGas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now, when you're hit with the flood of SPAM coming from an APNIC IP address, you can just respond to the system administrator of the open relay, like this:

    "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

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