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Dam Burst Tool Disables China's Green Dam Censorware
An anonymous reader writes "The infamous Green Dam censorship software has suffered yet another blow. As ZDNet explains, Dam Burst, a tool released by security researcher Jon Oberheide, allows unprivileged users to disable the censorware by removing the hooks that enable it to monitor and block user activity, effectively restoring running applications to their original uncensored state. While the Dam Burst software is currently available at Oberheide's website, community mirrors will undoubtedly be necessary to avoid blocking by the Great Firewall."
Woohoo Dam Burst! Booo Great Dam
Now with the oppressive soviet porn filter removed, I believe we'll see dams bursting in record numbers. Though if it's green, you should probably see a doctor.
In soviet china, dam bursts you!
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You know, China is a Republic. The elected officials are voted into office, and there are a vast array of parties, including a Democracy party that wants to reduce censorship etc. Most people in China like the government doing these things for them. It's better for the world and for themselves and their own children if they limit births to two kids. Citizens don't have to worry about virii and irrelevant websites on the reference resource known as the Internet. Most Chinese choose to live under these rules because it makes life easier for them, easier in that they have to make fewer decisions for themselves and thus worry less about their day to day lives.
I personally don't want my government like that. All I want is for my government to make it safe for me to live within its borders thanks to an army, and otherwise to get out of my way. I am perfectly capable of succeeding on my own with hard work, and the government reducing my choices is just them stymieing my potential. I thrive in choice. All I'm saying is, live and let live.