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China 'Green Dam' Censorware Called Security Risk

Written by Daniel
Monday, 15 June 2009
Chinese authorities claim the software is necessary to protect people from pornography, but the software has been found to block politically sensitive terms.

By Thomas Claburn
InformationWeek
June 12, 2009 06:14 PM

China's plan to require Web filtering software on all PCs sold in the country after July 1 continues to draw fire from individuals and organizations inside and outside the country....[Front page...]
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