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Behind China's Great Firewall

Posted by timothy on from the draws-attention-to-what's-blocked dept.

DigitalDame2 writes "In light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, more scrutiny is being placed on China's Web-filtering practices. In May, China's technology minister, Wan Gang, told Reuters China he would 'guarantee as much [access] as possible,' defending Web limitations as necessary to protect the country's citizens. Truly understanding this cat-and-mouse game means taking a close look at what exactly the government filters out, how the Great Firewall works, and how others have found ways around it."

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  1. Firewall tech by mactard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I honestly want to see pictures of that thing. I mean, every single packet that goes in and out of China goes through a giant box. That thing has to be huge to filter any sort of serious bandwidth.

  2. Re:errrmm.... by Overkill+Nbuta · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is a world without myspace a world we want to live it!

  3. Re:Silver lining... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do you hate children so much? Are you some kind of cold, heartless terrorist?

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  4. Re:Wow... by ricebowl · · Score: 4, Funny

    defending Web limitations as necessary to protect the country's citizens.
    Yes, without filtered internet, who knows what untold damage might sweep through the populace!
    Questioning and opposing their Government?

    Only terrorists question or oppose their government! Are you a terrorist?

  5. Re:Silver lining... by Gat0r30y · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, who gave the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Centre all these mod points?

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  6. Re:Silver lining... by Hankapobe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah! Who do we talk to about keeping folks from a ".cn" domain modding on China internet stories?