Archive for June 11th, 2009
While slightly old, I only recently stumbled across a Technologizer article that claims Microsoft can remotely disable (“brick”) an Xbox 360 console. The chilling effect here should be obvious. And I have two points to note about this. One, I am really glad I don’t do proprietary game consoles anymore. I miss them less as time goes [ READ MORE ]
This just in: even the government-run Chinese media story contains statements critical of Green Dam. In particular: “Government power should not be abused and more transparency is needed,” said Yu Guoming, a journalism expert with the Renmin University of China. “The real purpose of a forced installation is still being questioned. It is important to emphasize that [ READ MORE ]
Maybe it’s just me, but the first thing I think of now when I hear “China” is “censorship.” Two recent articles on Freedom to Tinker address the new “mandatory” Green Dam software. The first article by Dan Wallach exposes just how powerful censorship software becomes when installed on the end user’s PC. Since I doubt that [ READ MORE ]