Rules patchwork 'threatens cloud computing growth'
A global patchwork of conflicting laws and regulations could hobble the growth of the cloud computing market, according to a new study.
Feb 22, 2012
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Feb 22, 2012
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China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces
China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday.
Jul 28, 2011
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Middle East censors wield Western software: report
Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report has said.
Mar 29, 2011
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Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.
Mar 11, 2010
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China nabs 5,400 people for online porn in 2009
(AP) -- Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 suspects last year in a crackdown on online pornography and have vowed to strengthen Internet policing.
Jan 01, 2010
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Australian government to introduce Internet filter
(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.
Dec 15, 2009
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China launches crackdown on online gaming
China has launched a campaign to crack down on online games operating illegally and featuring content deemed to be unhealthy, state media reported Friday, in the nation's latest Internet clean-up effort.
Oct 09, 2009
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PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
(AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
Jul 02, 2009
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China Web controversy highlights public role
(AP) -- Beijing's retreat on its latest Internet-censorship effort highlights the rise of China's increasingly tech-savvy, vocal public as a factor in the authoritarian government's decisions.
Jul 01, 2009
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US calls on China to revoke Web filter order
(AP) -- Washington is calling on Beijing to revoke an order to personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software with every PC, adding to an array of disputes between the major trading partners.
Jun 25, 2009
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China to stick to controversial software rule
China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.
Jun 23, 2009
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US relays concern to China over web filtering software
The United States has expressed concern over a new rule that all computers sold in China be rigged with Internet filtering software, a US official said here Monday, amid fears for online freedom.
Jun 22, 2009
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China backpedals on filtering software order
(AP) -- China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.
Jun 17, 2009
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Australian Internet 'blacklist' prompts concern
(AP) -- A whistle-blower organization claims a secret list of Web sites that Australian authorities are proposing to ban includes such innocuous destinations as a dentist's office.
Mar 20, 2009
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