No BlackBerries for Bushies
Think Progress, quoting CBS News, reports:
Last week, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) expressed outrage that the Chinese government could “listen to anybody and everybody’s and their communications” during the Olympics. The White House is apparently also fearful of being spied on, as CBS News reports that Bush’s staff “have been told to leave their BlackBerries at [...]
Reporters Sans Barricades
Reuters, via Yahoo News reports:
IOC press chief Kevan Gosper said earlier this week that some IOC officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites to the media, despite repeated promises of a free Internet, but on Friday officials backtracked, saying once again there would be unrestricted access.
“The issue has been solved,” IOC [...]
Prediction: GFW to Take Olympic Gold in Media Coverage
AFP, via Yahoo News reports:
China will censor the Internet used by foreign media during the Olympics, an organising committee official confirmed Wednesday, reversing a pledge to offer complete media freedom at the games.
“During the Olympic Games we will provide sufficient access to the Internet for reporters,” said Sun Weide, spokesman for the organising committee.
He confirmed, [...]
GFW: Nuwa vs. Fuwa in Aussie Rules
Computerworld Australia reports:
Amnesty International has developed a tool designed to monitor the extent of internet censorship in China, and is asking Australians to help use it.
The tool, known as the China Internet Censorship Index is designed to collect data and monitor the censorship framework known as the Great Firewall of China.
The CICI can help determine [...]
IPv6 and the Olympics: Showing Some Backbone
CRN reports:
While the 2008 Beijing Olympics might be good for China’s image in the world, they will definitely be great for the IPv6 standard. China is relying on the IPV6 technology to transmit real time footage of all Olympic events to live TV broadcasting systems and video streaming over the Internet. China’s official service provider [...]
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