China Cracks Down on VPN Vendors (bbc.com) 40
An anonymous reader shares a BBC report: China's latest crackdown on those attempting to skirt state censorship controls has seen it warn e-commerce platforms over the sale of illegal virtual private networks (VPNs). Five websites, including shopping giant Alibaba, have been asked to remove vendors that sell VPNs. It is the latest in a series of measures from the Chinese government to maintain strict control over content. Apple has previously been asked to remove VPN apps. China's cyber-regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has ordered the websites to carry out immediate "self-examination and correction." "The CAC has ordered these five sites to immediately carry out a comprehensive clean-up of harmful information, close corresponding illegal account.. and submit a rectification report by a deadline," the regulator said in a statement.
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they are far more progressive than the US.
Thanks for admitting what "progressive" means to you, you bootlicking commie piece of shit.
Re: I don't see the problem (Score:1)
Hateful periods? Are you kidding me? Do you even know anything about China? They were under dynasty rule up until 1913 or so when the last dynasty ruler stepped down. He was 13. The Great Wall still there. As well as other monuments from the dynasty periods. China loves its heritage and celebrates it.
That's why it's modded down. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Crackdown (Score:5, Insightful)
That word is such a cop-out. Governments don't "crack down" on freedom of speech or freedom of assocation -- they oppress, because those are things which every human being has a natural right to with or without government.
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Check your local listings.
Not valid in all areas.
Some restrictions apply.
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It means that freedom is the natural state of human existence, and oppression is the artificial state. Freedom doesn't need to be planned or imposed by some authority; it's already there. It's part of who we are. All we have to do is let it flourish. Oppression, on the other hand, needs to be actively planned and imposed by some central authority. Put a hundred people on a deserted island, and the natural state is freedom, and it applies to all by default. Oppression will only come about if carefully planne
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And...I suck at editing. Pretty much, pretty much. ;) Don't post before morning coffee!
Slashdot! (Score:2, Offtopic)
It's DUPE-O-LICIOUS!
Coming soon... (Score:1)
...to an America near you.
I wonder what information china is demanding... (Score:3)
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Who's the first rated dictatorship?
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Who's the first rated dictatorship?
Clearly, North Korea. No other dictatorship has the kind of iron grip that NK's does.
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I accept your answer.
Thanks.
Real World Chinese Experience (Score:3)
We are currently working with 21ViaNet, the Microsoft Azure partner in mainland China. They will not even allow us to setup a site-to-site VPN from our Azure instance back to our office in the US. I take that back. They will allow it, but they "strongly" recommend against it. They say that they will not be able to guarantee connectivity or SLAs due to the Great Firewall.
We have to use their "managed VPN service" instead. I am sure that it is Great Firewall compliant, complete with MitM capabilities. We do not even want to transfer data out of the country. We are just using it for administration, monitoring and maintenance.
Damnation (Score:2)