China to mandate Web filtering software on all new PCs

**40sondacurb** · 06-08-2009, 10:57 AM

BEIJING -- China plans to require that all personal computers sold in the country as of July 1 be shipped with software that blocks access to certain Web sites, a move that could give government censors unprecedented control over how Chinese users access the Internet.

The government, which has told global PC makers of the requirement but has yet to announce it to the public, says the effort is aimed at protecting young people from "harmful" content. The primary target is pornography, says the main developer of the software, a company that has ties to China's security ministry and military.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...ll-new-pcs.ars

yustr · 06-08-2009, 01:49 PM

News Flash

No porn causes PC sales to plummet

Are they also going to block the P2P sites that will host the cracking patches?

**Drew1369** · 06-08-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yustr

News Flash

No porn causes PC sales to plummet

Was there any other reason to buy a PC?

bry623 · 06-09-2009, 06:02 AM

YouTube - Internet Porn- Da Vinci's Notebook

06-08-2009, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	China to mandate Web filtering software on all new PCs BEIJING -- China plans to require that all personal computers sold in the country as of July 1 be shipped with software that blocks access to certain Web sites, a move that could give government censors unprecedented control over how Chinese users access the Internet. The government, which has told global PC makers of the requirement but has yet to announce it to the public, says the effort is aimed at protecting young people from "harmful" content. The primary target is pornography, says the main developer of the software, a company that has ties to China's security ministry and military. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...ll-new-pcs.ars __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

06-08-2009, 01:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,036 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: China to mandate Web filtering software on all new PCs News Flash No porn causes PC sales to plummet Are they also going to block the P2P sites that will host the cracking patches? __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

06-09-2009, 06:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: China to mandate Web filtering software on all new PCs YouTube - Internet Porn- Da Vinci's Notebook __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"