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China Getting 'Serious' About Spam?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the will-believe-it-when-don't-see-it dept.

Ritz_Just_Ritz writes "Apparently, the Chinese MII (Ministry of Information) is going to crack down on Spam from within China. This will include training for 1000 mail administrators and recruitment of 20,000 'anti-spam volunteers.'"

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  1. Sample spam filter response by ahodgkinson · · Score: 1, Troll
    Yeah, I can see it now. Chinese email users can expect messages like the following:

    Dear Comrade,

    Your attempt to send email has been blocked due to violations of one or more of the following email filter rules:

    Your email:

    • contained unsolicited information.
    • promoted products and services critical of the state.
    • contained inappropriate sexual or religious matter.
    • is detrimental to national security.
    Note that this list is subject to change or amendment without prior notification or warning. Additional stricter criteria may be applied order to prevent inappropriate email from being distributed.

    This violation has been logged by the People's Central Committee and will be carefully investigated. Your presence and full cooperation is required during the investigation, and a full confession will be considered in your favor when your sentence is determined.

    As there are severe penalties, including life imprisonment or execution, for sending inappropriate email, your cooperation with the investigating committee is essential.

    --
    ---- It won't be as bad as you fear or as good as you hope, but it will take twice as long as you plan.
  2. Chinese food by WormholeFiend · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wouldnt be surprised if the bodies are sold to 'exotic meat' restaurants.

    I remember some years ago, Chinese authorities uncovered a black market for human flesh, after someone claimed a relative's body from which the leg muscles had been cut off.

  3. Re:The real question.... by b0s0z0ku · · Score: 0, Troll
    harvesting organs from people to whom you've just given a lethal injection.. someone over there needs to retake Police State Governance 101.

    Sadly, it is possible. At least in the US, the lethal injection is actually two injections in series. The first one is a fast-acting general anaesthetic and knocks the victim out. The second one is a poison that stops the heart. Between steps 1 and 2, harvesting the unconscious prisoner's organs is possible without poisoning the receipient.

    Of course, knowing the Chinese, they might not go for such niceties as the first injection. Just tie the prisoner down in a soundproof room, harvest whatever can be removed, and then give whatever is left the second injection.

    -b.