Leaked Memo Says Apple Provides Backdoor To Governments. Canadian Gov't Considers Plan To Block Public Domain. US Threatens Spain For Not Implementing SOPA-Like Law. Cyber Insurance Industry Expected To Boom. Law Professors On SOPA and PIPA: Don't Break the Internet. Linux Mint: the New Ubuntu? Chinese government defends its Internet policies as open and clear. October 20, 2011, 6:36 AM — China on Thursday responded to U.S. concerns about its blocking of company websites, saying that China's Internet policies are open and clear. However, China said it objected to the U.S. exploiting the issue of Internet freedoms to interfere in its internal affairs.
"The Chinese government encourages and actively supports the Internet's development and we also protect the freedom of expression of citizens in China," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu. "We welcome foreign companies to invest and develop here, and we will continue to foster an open policy market. " "To promote the healthy development of the Internet, we are willing to work together to set up communication and exchanges," she said.
On Wednesday, the Office of the U.S. China heavily censors the Internet for anti-government and politically sensitive content. The U.S. Australian Gov't To Streamline Anti-Piracy Lawsuit Process. Wikimedia Foundation Enables HTTPS For All Projects. Obama Administration Wants Your Old Email. FCC Requires Data-Roaming Agreements. Denmark Now Supports EU Copyright Term Extension. Verizon Net Neutrality Case Rejected. Internet Groups To Stream Live IPv4/6 Announcement.
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Games Story | Castle Wolfenstein Source Code Released. Game Companies Should Play Fair With P2P. Increasingly, game companies are using peer-to-peer powered solutions to deliver games and updates to their customers. While the use of P2P technology could be beneficial for publishers, consumers, and the image of file-sharing in general, the use of P2P by game companies still lacks transparency, privacy and control. A newly published best practices outline aims to change this. In the past we’ve praised game companies who adopted P2P-based solutions for the distribution of their content. Through the use of P2P, the game companies can save resources and consumers often see improved download times. However, there is also a dark side to this apparent synergy. Although the use of P2P technology has many benefits, it is not always implemented with the interests of consumers in mind.
Akamai, one of the largest content delivery companies around, has a P2P-based product called the Netsession Interface which is rather abusive towards customers. 1. 2. 3. Games Story | Australia Considering IPhone App Censorship. News Story | Forget University — Use the Web For Education, Says Gates. Your Rights Online Story | US Gov't. Ending Its Hands-Off-the-In. Your Rights Online Story | Aussie Internet Censorship Minister C. Your Rights Online Story | A Sad Day For the New Zealand Interne. Your Rights Online Story | US-Australia Tensions Rise Over Net F.