Posts Tagged ‘Green Dam Youth Escort’
Online Filtering Software Redux In China
January 27th, 2010
China’s Ministry of Education says that the networks of all China’s schools shall be subject [...]
American Software Firm Sues Chinese Government, Computer Manufacturers
January 6th, 2010
The Green Dam Youth Escort software saga has reared its head again as an American [...]
MIIT: Installation Of Green Dam Can Be Delayed For Unprepared Manufacturers
July 1st, 2009
According to the spokesperson from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the installation of the Green Dam Youth Escort software can be delayed for those PC manufacturers who are not yet ready for providing the software bundled with their computers.
The spokesperson said during a press conference that the MIIT started to communicate with major [...]
Beijing Will Adopt Real Name Registration For Online Media
June 18th, 2009
Beijing’s technology industry oversight agencies will ask website publishers, editors and webmasters of websites that are registered in the city to register their real names in an effort to prevent unhealthy online content from being published.
Various local Chinese media are reporting this new initiative, however there are few specifics on which government departments will be [...]
Jiangmin: Green Dam Has Security Hole
June 17th, 2009
According to the Chinese security software company Jiangmin, the Green Dam Youth Escort software promoted by the Chinese government that aims to prevent young people from viewing pornographic websites has a security backdoor and hackers can take advantage of the loophole to spread virus.
The company said that the loophole exists in the filtering function of [...]
China Plans To Pre-install Software For Preventing Viewing Of Pornographic Websites
June 8th, 2009
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government hopes to pre-install web censoring software in PCs sold in China after July 1 to block some banned websites.
The Chinese government has reportedly sent notices to major PC makers, but has not released the requirement to the public. The software, which is called [...]
