Catching Porn in China
Both Danwei and chinaSMACK reported on the the PSB’s investigation of a Nanyang man for downloading pornography.
As Danwei noted, the initial fine of RMB1900 was lifted and he was given a stern warning after considerable hubbub (or is hubba-hubba?) on the internet in China.
I’m interested in how the PSB knew he had a pornographic video [...]
Ma Fought the Law and the Pirate Software Manufacturer Won
Caijing, a great Chinese business magazine, has an article following up on the Summer Solstice software piracy caper.
Summer Solstice was a joint venture (as it were) between the FBI and the PSB to catch two men who were the distributors of counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software. The case was a success and the men [...]
Youku User Flagged As Inappropriate
Pacific Epoch reports:
A 24-year-old Internet user, surnamed Lu, was sentenced to eight months in prison on Tuesday for uploading a pornographic video to Beijing-based online video site Youku.com on March 5, reports Nanfang Daily. The video was broadcast 25,274 times, added to 19 space pages and gained 83 positive and 39 negative votes before it [...]
The End of Mob Rule on the Internet in China? Hardly
Shanghai Daily reports:
THE “Human flesh search engine” - the idea of mobilizing thousands of individuals to dig out facts and expose them publicly - may no longer be a fun game to play as a draft amendment now bans government staff from seeking and publicizing private information.
Several high profile scandals in China had seen the [...]
Digital China Wants to Watch You
The South China Morning Post reports:
Digital China Holdings, the mainland’s largest distributor of information technology products, says a newly formed joint venture that starts operations next month will launch an initial public offering in a few years and bring in technology from its Israeli partner.
In July, Digital China said it would inject 500 million yuan [...]
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