Tuesday, 9 June 2009

China orders PC manufacturers to install blocking software

The Chinese government, in push to control internet access in China, has ordered PC makers in the country to pre-install blocking software onto every hard drive starting from next month.

The software, which has been developed with the Chinese military, is aimed specifically to restrict access to pornography websites but could also be used to prevent users from accessing "politically sensitive webistes", according to the Guardian. The software also collects private user data.

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