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Unblock Google Cache in China

Posted by Hemos on from the time-for-us-to-get-blocked-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new feature in CustomizeGoogle (Firefox extension) modifies the Google Cache urls so that they are no longer blocked by the Chinese firewall. This feature is only available in CustomizeGoogle zh-CN, found here. This is how it works: All links to Google Cache, from the Google search result, are slightly modified. The Chinese Great Firewall doesn't recognize the new links as Google Cache links, and therefore they are accessible for everyone."

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  1. I love it! by TheDarkener · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Go Google and Chinese citizens! This just goes to show how politics will never truly beat the will of people who want access to information.

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  2. Semantics.. Really a difference? by url80 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    This seems nothing more than a quick work-around. How long do you expect until this is patched?

    Best,

    url80

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  3. nice english speakers... by chivo243 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Chinese think: Nice people, give us a way to see the internet again, then blab about it so the gov't finds out.... Nice people?

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  4. Damn Slashdot by GeekyMike · · Score: 0, Redundant

    first China prevents the citizens from free information, now /. will kill the server showing how to view this new world. buncha insensitive clods...

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  5. UPDATE by Scott+Swezey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Update: The chinese government get word of this and block google all together. Smart move google!

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    Scott Swezey