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China's controversial mandatory censorware has only been delayed rather than abandoned, according to state media.
The Chinese government postponed regulations that PCs sold in China had to come with locally-developed Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software pre-installed just hours before the 1 July deadline, sparking speculation that the plan had been placed on the back burner, perhaps indefinitely.
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PC Makers Part On China's Green Dam
Jun 25th, 2009 - Forbes.com
With China’s plan to have all new computers come with the much-maligned Green Dam Internet filtering software now on the backburner, computer makers vying for China’s market have cleaved into two groups...
China Defers Green Dam Deadline At Behest Of PC Makers
Jun 25th, 2009 - ChannnelWeb
China is delaying its mandatory July 1 deadline requiring that all PCs come preinstalled with Green Dam Youth Escort Web filtering software, according to reports from China's official Xinhua News Agency.
Green Dam And "The Great Cave-In of China"
Jun 25th, 2009 - PC World
Call it the "Great Cave-in of China" as the Beijing government today delayed a requirement for controversial Green Dam censorship software to be installed on all machines sold in that country. Assailed from all sides...
Sony Begins Shipping PCs With Green Dam Filter
Jun 25th, 2009 - InformationWeek
appears to have begun shipping computers in China with Green Dam installed, in advance of the Chinese government's July 1 deadline. But the company is disclaiming responsibility for any damage caused by the Web filtering software.
Expert: China's Green Dam software is unsafe for users
Jun 25th, 2009 - CNET
The content filtering software the Chinese government wants installed on all PCs sold in that country beginning next week was poorly developed and puts users at risk of having their computers compromised...
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- China postpones Green Dam...China indefinitely postponed launch of government-sponsored Internet filtering software.
- China Web-Filtering Delay...China postpones deadline for pre-installing Green Dam internet filtering software. (Asia Confidential)
- China Blocks the Letter 'F'and political content, be installed on all computers manufactured in China starting July 1, 2009. One way the application blocks access to sites is to kill the browser window when it tries to visit an offending site ...
- China awaits Internet filterChina's Internet software, called "Green Dam", has sparked international concerns, but the real challenge may be the nation's own PC market.
Related stories from Digg:
Chinese schools dropping web filter
Schools in Beijing are quietly removing the Green Dam filter, which was required for all school computers in July, due to complaints over incompatibilities with the software. Green Dam, developed by Jinhui Computer System Engineering, has been condemned by the technology industry as badly designed even for those looking to protect children.(Software)
LKnightTue, Sep 15th, 20092 Diggs, 0 CommentsChinese schools quietly discard controversial Web filter
BEIJING (Reuters) - Schools in Beijing are quietly removing the Green Dam filter, which was required for all school computers in July, due to complaints over problems with the software.(Tech Industry News)
davidsbassTue, Sep 15th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsChina backs off internet filtering : Green Dam Stopped
China today backed of its previous plans to implement a rule mandating all computers be sold with internet filtering software, with a senior official saying Thursday the software was optional for all users. (World News)
rohitguFri, Aug 14th, 20093 Diggs, 0 Comments
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