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Sony Begins Shipping PCs With Green Dam In China

Posted by kdawson on from the thought-the-good-color-was-red dept.

Dotnaught writes "Sony is now shipping computers in China with Green Dam installed, in advance of the Chinese government's July 1 deadline. But the company is disclaiming responsibility for any damage caused by the Web filtering software. Documents posted by Hong Kong-based media studies professor Rebecca MacKinnon also suggest that the Chinese government is considering similar filtering requirements for mobile phones."

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  1. Rootkits by RMH101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least Sony have lots of experience in shipping products with rootkits in them already.

  2. Re:China by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, they really don't have anywhere to go. Ask a Chinese citizen how difficult (nearly impossible) for anyone but the uber rich to get a visa to travel to a "first world" country.

    Oh, and there is indeed a high degree of complacency about government control/meddling in their everyday lives. Mei ban fa.