Sunday, February 6, 2011

China's Internet Firewall Can Now Be Overcomed

Reuters

U.S. Government Slips Through China Internet Censors With New Technology -- FOX News

The U.S. government has figured out how to bust through Internet censorship filters in order to deliver news and other vital information via e-mail to people in countries like China, according to a recent report.

The official report from the Broadcasting Board of Governors detailed successful testing the agency conducted last year as it tried to slip data into inboxes in Hong Kong and China. The testing involved technology known as Feed Over e-mail, or FOE, to bypass traps the Chinese government has in place to screen out unwanted Internet content.

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My Comment: One thing that the Chinese government hates and will not tolerate .... it is the free flow of information that they cannot control. This breakthrough on overcoming firewalls will concern the Chinese government more than if the U.S. decided to expand their military presence in Asia multiple times. As a result, I expect them to try their best to filter the web on their side, as well as complaining to the U.S. that they are directly interfering in their internal affairs.

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