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Kindle Allowing Chinese Unfettered Access To Web

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-for-long dept.

jcl-xen0n writes "Apparently, some Chinese Kindle owners have discovered that they are able to access banned sites such as Twitter and Facebook without a problem. The article speculates that Amazon may be operating a local equivalent to Amazon Whispernet with a Chinese 3G provider. Professor Lawrence Yeung Kwan, of the University of Hong Kong's electrical and electronic engineering department, told the paper that mainland internet patrols might have overlooked the gadget (perhaps because they consider it solely a tool to purchase books). How long before Kindle traffic is locked down?"

2 of 138 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Now that everyone is talking about it... by nloop · · Score: 0, Troll

    Tor still exists, Slashdot didn't ruin the interwebs in China. Keep posting on stories you don't understand.

  2. Re:Somewhat relatively by EdIII · · Score: 0, Troll

    Will USA soon have a Great Firewall of its own?

    http://demandprogress.org/blacklist/

    It already does. It's called the DMCA. Why firewall something, which requires enormous support and resources amongst the ISPs, when you can leverage bullshit copyright laws and corrupt, vile, organizations like the RIAA and simply delude the companies hosting objectionable content without due process?

    Censorship exists now.