[Am-info] China Institutes Strong Internet Content Regulations

[Fred A. Miller]

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China Institutes Strong Internet Content Regulations

New regulations in China require ISPs to screen e-mail for subversive
political content and hold them responsible for website, chat-room
and bulletin board content.  In addition, software manufacturers have
to guarantee that their products do not contain backdoors.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49855,00.html
[Editor's (Grefer) Note: A similar move in terms of liability for
content offered within the borders of Germany (independent of where
the sites/pages are hosted) has been finalized and published as new
legislation. While this does not sit well with ISPs, they have not
yet found a legal way of fighting this new law.]

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org

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