--- F R E N D Z of martian --- China still taking a draconian line then. It was about 2 years ago that they banned access to the internet for everyone but academics, but I guess that didn't last too long. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: GeeK: China: Are you afraid? Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:39:22 -0500 (EST) From: Ejovi Nuwere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BEIJING, Jan 26 -- China clamped new controls over the Internet on Wednesday to stop web sites from "leaking state secrets," and an official newspaper said curbs on news content were on the way. Under rules published in the People's Daily, web sites are required to undergo security checks. The regulations appear to give authorities a powerful instrument of control over the Internet in the name of protecting sensitive government information. China's definition of state secrets is so broad it can encompass virtually any information not specifically approved for publication. http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/world/china-web-rts.html ---------------------------- Ejovi Nuwere [www.ejovi.net] In God we trust. The rest we monitor. ---------------------------- -- Sent to you via the frendz list at marsbard.com The archive is at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
