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ZDNet Government: Green Dam Watch: Software dates from '06, Sony is shipping, vendors will uninstall.
TechWeb: Sony Begins Shipping PCs With Green Dam Filter
ChannelWeb Complete Feed: Sony Shipping PCs With Green Dam Software
TG Daily - All News: Sony first major vendor to follow Chinas censorware rules
Engadget: Sony now including "Green Dam" filtering software on PCs sold in China
Green Dam Watch: Software dates from '06, Sony is shipping, vendors will uninstall.
ZDNet Government —
... . Item: Rebecca MacKinnon posts two documents that purport to show that specifications for “Internet Parental Control Software Based on PC” were drafted in 2006 by a group including Jinhui System Engineering Co., the developers of Green Dam. Is it a fair inference that Jinhui built the software in 2006? I think yes. But the question remains, why the order to install it now? [image] Sony isn’t waiting until Wednesday to start installing Green Dam. ...
Sony Begins Shipping PCs With Green Dam Filter
TechWeb —
Sony 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. A photo of a Sony document disclaiming the authenticity, legality, and functionality of Green Dam has been posted online at RConversation , a blog maintained by Rebecca MacKinnon, assistant professor at the Journalism & Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong. The picture was originally posted via ...
Sony Shipping PCs With Green Dam Software
ChannelWeb Complete Feed —
... on her RCoversation blog . In the document, Sony appears to disclaim any responsibility for damage the Green Dam software may cause. The Green Dam Youth Escort software mandate is said to be aimed at curbing the accessibility of pornography, violence and other content to children, the Chinese government has said. But reports indicate citizens have expressed concern over the potential for further censorship. Since news of the Green Dam Youth Escort requirement leaked several weeks ago, the Internet filtering software plan has been ensnared in controversy. Critics both ...
Sony first major vendor to follow Chinas censorware rules
TG Daily - All News —
... and a translation of Rebecca MacKinnon, an Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre. According to MacKinnon, Sony is very careful in informing Pc buyers about the existence of the censorware on its PCs and is very open the softwares location. Apparently, the Green Dam - Youth Escort software is only installed on PCs with a 32-bit operating system and is installed to follow government requirements. Sony distances itself from the authenticity, legality, or compatibility of the software's content, function, service or any ...
Sony now including "Green Dam" filtering software on PCs sold in China
Engadget —
... Well, there was some evidence earlier this month that some piracy issues in China's mandated "Green Dam" content-filtering software could cause PC exports to the country to be stalled, but it looks like Sony has now gone ahead and included the software on its PCs ...
Sony the First to Ship Web Filtering Software With PCs Sold in China
Mashable! —
... , and it was translated by Rebecca MacKinnon, Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre. ...
China Backs Off Green Dam filtering mandate
PolicyBeta —
... , pointing out the many issues that such a product mandate raises regarding security, privacy, system reliability, the free flow of information, and user choice. However, some companies have already taken substantial steps to comply, and it is unclear what additional steps such companies have taken to mitigate the potential harm the software could cause to the privacy and security of their customers. ...
