China scraps mandated filtering software, at least temporarily, amid censorship complaintsJune 30th, 2009 China scraps filtering software mandate _ for nowBEIJING — China's state media says the government will postpone enforcement of a new rule mandating all new computers be sold with a filtering software. The rule was to go into effect starting Wednesday, but the official Xinhua News Agency said in a brief report late Tuesday that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had decided to delay the plan.
US trade officials urge China to revoke their censorship ridden softwareJune 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US trade officials sent a letter to their Chinese counterparts Wednesday urging them to revoke an order that requires a controversial internet filtering software to be installed on computers. The Green Dam software, which China will require on all new computers from July 1, could be used to restrict free speech and raises questions about free trade, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a letter to the Chinese government.
China drops plans to force "Green Dam Youth Escort" softwareAugust 13th, 2009 BEIJING - China's Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong has said that the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software would now be "voluntary", providing users an opportunity to decide if they want to install it or not. "When users buy computers, they will be provided the software disk.
China defends requiring PCs to carry online filtering software, says it targets pornographyJune 9th, 2009 China defends Web-filtering software requirementBEIJING — China on Tuesday defended a new requirement that personal computers sold in the country carry a software that filters online content, saying the program is targeted at preventing the spread of pornography and other "unhealthy" content. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology posted on its Web site Tuesday a notice to all PC makers that they will be required to pre-load the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on units to be sold in China as of July 1, including imported PCs.
California company alleges stolen code used in new Chinese filtering softwareJune 13th, 2009 Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code
SAN FRANCISCO — A California company claims that the Internet-filtering software China has mandated for all new personal computers sold there contains stolen programming code. Solid Oak Software of Santa Barbara said Friday that parts of its filtering software, which is designed for parents, are being used in the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software that must be packaged with all computers sold in China from July 1.
China lives hypocrisy by example; blocks Twitter, Hotmail, MS Live and more before 'pro-democracy movement anniversary'! June 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - China's government censors have begun to block access to Internet services Twitter, Hotmail and Microsoft's live.com ahead of the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown that ended the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement. The event falls on Thursday, reports the New York Times.
PCs sold in China to include software that blocks pornographic Web sites, developer saysJune 8th, 2009 China requires PCs to come with anti-porn softwareBEIJING — China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world's most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet. The software's developer said Monday the tool would give parents more oversight by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language.
Buyers to decide whether to use porn-filtering software in ChinaJune 16th, 2009 BEIJING - Customers purchasing computers in China will have the option of buying or not buying government-sponsored porn-filtering software, an official has said. The China Daily quoted the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)official as saying: "PC makers are only required to save the setup files of the program in the hard drives of the computers, or provide CD-ROMs containing the program with their PC packages."
The users have the final say on the installation of the Green Dam-Youth Escort, so it is misleading to say the government compels PC users to use the software, the official clarified.
Officials: US largely wins trade case against China over CDs, DVDs, books, computer softwareJuly 22nd, 2009 US wins trade dispute with China over CDs, DVDsGENEVA — Officials say the U.S. has largely prevailed in a trade dispute with China over restrictions on the sale of American CDs, DVDs, books and computer software.
China denies hacking America's electrical gridApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - China has denied hacking into America's electrical grid, as media reports claimed that Chinese cyber-spies penetrated the US electrical grid. "The intrusion doesn't exist at all," Xinhua quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, as saying.
China Web controversy highlights growing role of public opinion in official decisionsJuly 1st, 2009 China Web controversy highlights public roleBEIJING — Beijing's retreat on its latest Internet-censorship effort highlights the rise of China's increasingly tech-savvy, vocal public as a factor in the authoritarian government's decisions. China gave in late Tuesday to complaints by Web users, manufacturers and foreign governments and postponed a plan to require producers to supply a government-endorsed filtering software known as "Green Dam" with every personal computer sold in China.
Dell shows off smart phone 'prototype' at China Mobile event in BeijingAugust 17th, 2009 Dell developing smart phone for China MobileROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.
China backpedals on unpopular filtering software, says installation not required for allJune 16th, 2009 China says unpopular filtering software optionalBEIJING — China appeared to cave in to public pressure Tuesday by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software — though it will still come with all PCs sold on the mainland. A Ministry of Industry and Information Technology official reached by telephone told The Associated Press that use of the Green Dam Youth Escort software is "not compulsory." He would not give his name as is customary with Chinese officials.
Chinese Govt Explains and assures us of their net filtering software which may only be half trueJune 11th, 2009 China defends net filtering software amid outcry
BEIJING — Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad. Although the government says the software is aimed at blocking violence and pornography, users who have tried it say it prevents access to a wide range of topics, from discussions of homosexuality to images of comic book characters such as Garfield the cat.
"Green Dam Youth Escort" software was 'not handled well' in ChinaAugust 14th, 2009 BEIJING - A senior Chinese government official has said that the implementation of the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software, which filters online pornographic, was "not thoughtful enough". The government had demanded in May, through a directive issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), that all personal computer manufacturers should ensure that the filtering software was included with all computers sold in China by July 1.
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