http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/in-china-hacking-has-widespread-acceptance.html
By EDWARD WONG
The New York Times
May 22, 2013
BEIJING -- Name a target anywhere in China, an official at a state-owned
company boasted recently, and his crack staff will break into that
person’s computer, download the contents of the hard drive, record the
keystrokes and monitor cellphone communications, too.
Pitches like that, from a salesman for Nanjing Xhunter Software, were
not uncommon at a crowded trade show this month that brought together
Chinese law enforcement officials and entrepreneurs eager to win
government contracts for police equipment and services.
“We can physically locate anyone who spreads a rumor on the Internet,”
said the salesman, whose company’s services include monitoring online
postings and pinpointing who has been saying what about whom.
The culture of hacking in China is not confined to top-secret military
compounds where hackers carry out orders to pilfer data from foreign
governments and corporations. Hacking thrives across official, corporate
and criminal worlds. Whether it is used to break into private networks,
track online dissent back to its source or steal trade secrets, hacking
is openly discussed and even promoted at trade shows, inside university
classrooms and on Internet forums.
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