An Inside Look at the Great Firewall of China

alphadogg writes "An interview with James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, who has experienced 'The Great Firewall of China' firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship. One good thing to know: With VPNs and proxies, you can get around it pretty easily." Will these Olympics lead to a more free China, or is it just corporate pandering?

Great Firewall - hackneyed cliche

[ch-chuck]

The "Great Firewall of China" was a neato headline when Wired did it over 10 years ago.

Little Known Fact

[ShawnCplus]

Little known fact is that the Great Firewall of China is the only slap in the face to freedom that can be seen from outer space.

Re:Good luck

[lonasindi]

How does that bypass an IP blocklist? How does that make you immune to injected RST packets?

Magic.

Re:Good luck

[elrous0]

In an unrelated poll, 85% of Chinese feel afraid to give an honest opinion to poll-takers.