And how do they figure this will help control population? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM, bruce majors <[email protected]>wrote:
> They already have to many people? > > > > > > China requires PCs to come with anti-porn software By GILLIAN WONG, > Associated Press Writer Gillian Wong, Associated Press Writer > 2 hrs 51 mins ago > > BEIJING – China is requiring personal computers sold domestically to carry > software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites — potentially > giving the government new control over the Internet with a tool the > developer said Monday will give parents more oversight. > > The software, called "Green Dam-Youth Escort," prevents computers from > accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language, Zhang Chenmin, > general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., told The > Associated Press. The company was compiling a database of sites to block. > > The software could also be used to block other Web sites, depending on > keywords, Zhang said. The Chinese government routinely blocks political > sites, especially ones it considers socially destabilizing such as sites > that challenge the ruling Communist Party, promote democratic reform or > advocate independence for Tibet. > > Parents can also add sites to the database of blacklisted sites, Zhang > said, and consumers will be able to uninstall the software. > > "If a father doesn't want his son to be exposed to content related to > basketball or drugs, he can block all Web sites related to those things," > Zhang said. > > He said users could also unblock Web sites, but they will not be able to > see the full database. He said the software does not monitor or send IP > addresses to third parties. > > Zhang said his company, based in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan in central > China, signed a 21 million yuan ($3 million) contract with the Chinese > government last May to develop the software and distribute it to personal > computer-makers free of charge within one year, to be included with units > meant for domestic sale. The software was jointly developed by Beijing > Dazheng Language Technology Co. Ltd., which declined to comment. > > China, which has the world's largest population of Internet users at more > than 250 million, this year launched a nationwide crackdown on Internet > pornography, which is banned in China. More than 1,900 Web sites have been > shut down since the beginning of the campaign and Web sites including > Google and Baidu, China's most popular search engine, were criticized for > linking to suspect sites. > > According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, China's Ministry of > Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on May 19 to personal > computer-makers that PCs to be sold in China as of July 1 must be preloaded > with the software. > > The program would either be installed on the hard drive or enclosed on a > compact disc, the paper reported, adding that PC makers would be required to > tell authorities how many PCs they have shipped with the software. > > The ministry did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated > Press by phone or fax. 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