Chinese Schools Ax Green Dam Censorship Software

eldavojohn writes "China's controversial Green Dam Internet Filter died on new PCs a month ago, but it wasn't until recently that Chinese schools silently removed it. Claims that the software inhibited work in schools was cited as the reason by Reuters. 'We will remove all Green Dam software from computers in the school as it has strong conflicts with teaching software we need for normal work,' said one school, while another claimed, 'It had seriously influenced our normal work.'"

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Re:Yes, Impressively Controversial

[drinkypoo]

And that's aside from obvious controversy of the citizen privacy violations and the Chinese government manipulating PC manufacturers.

Controversy? Every government invades the privacy of the citizenry and exists to manipulate trade and other conditions. China has a long history of doing more than average in both areas.