Tuesday, June 09, 2009

He who pays the piper calls the tune

A couple of stories catch my eye:

China is requiring new PCs to come with factory-installed Internet filters (don't tell our government)...

... and may be buying American military secrets from the US Government (I believe I suggested this as a possible development quite some time ago, but I'm still looking for the reference.)

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9 June 2009 at 09:43

    Factory-installed internet filters?

    Because nobody ever re-installs their OS, do they...

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  2. Sackerson10 June 2009 at 05:49

    I think they're supposed to be hard-wired somehow.

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  3. Paddington12 June 2009 at 01:44

    Various government officials keep making noises here about restricting or taxing the internet, without understanding a damned thing about it.

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