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News Analysis: Web censorship is giving the Chinese government a black eye. Time and again, it has said that its practices are due to its desire to work in the best interest of the country. But it needs to learn a thing or two about Web censorship before it even considers continuing its strategy.

The Chinese government issued a “white paper” this week to highlight its stance on Web censorship. The country discussed why it blocks Websites and why it will continue to block sites that include content it deems is aimed at “subverting state power, undermining national unity, infringing upon national honor and interests, inciting ethnic hatred and secession,” among several other issues. Furthermore, the while paper said that the Internet is controlled by the state and that won’t be changing anytime soon. Read the rest of this entry »

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A group of prominent technology vendors including Microsoft and Google have formed a coalition calling for a rewrite of a decades-old Internet privacy law, saying the U.S. government currently has too much access to online information.

Calling themselves the Digital Due Process coalition, the group, which also includes eBay, Intel, AT&T, and the ACLU, wants to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to require the same legal due process for offline information in criminal investigations — such as subpoenas and warrants — to apply to online data. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google currently has around a third of the Chinese search market

Google says state censorship in countries like China should be put on the United States’ trade agenda. Read the rest of this entry »

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