re: China Tightens Its Restrictions for News Media on the Internet

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: September 27, 2005 4:56:27 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] re: China Tightens Its Restrictions for News  
Media on the Internet
Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com


[Note:  This comment comes from reader Steve Schear.  DLH]


> From: Steve Schear <s.schear () comcast net>
> Date: September 26, 2005 5:10:30 PM PDT
> To: dewayne-net () warpspeed com
> Subject: Re: [Dewayne-Net] China Tightens Its Restrictions for  
> News  Media on the Internet
>
>
> At 08:40 AM 9/26/2005, Dewayne Hendricks wrote:
> From the New York Times -- <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/  
> international/asia/26china.html?  
> ex=1285387200&en=38ac65b7be2e2b9b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
>
>
>
> > > China Tightens Its Restrictions for News Media on the Internet
> > > By JOSEPH KAHN
> > >
> > > BEIJING, Sept. 25 - China on Sunday imposed more restrictions
> > > intended to limit the news and other information available to
> > > Internet users, and it sharply restricted the scope of content
> > > permitted on Web sites.
>
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>
>
> > > The rules also state that private individuals or groups must
> > > register as "news organizations" before they can operate e-mail
> > > distribution lists that spread news or commentary. Few individuals
> > > or private organizations are likely to be allowed to register as
> > > news organizations, meaning they can no longer legally distribute
> > > information by e-mail.
>
> Interestingly, Skype users seem not to have been affected, yet.   
> Although there is no built-in support for list distribution in  
> Skype the API is pretty flexible and if its not now available from  
> 3rd parties it soon could be if desired.
>
> Skype uses end-to-end AES crypto and key generation and according  
> to an independent security expert who has been reviewing their code  
> and architecture does not have provisions for any simple means of  
> surveillance (e.g., MITM attacks or pen registers for traffic  
> analysis).
>
> Steve

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