Comments for The Citizen Hacktivist http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com A think tank that explores the politics of information technology, and an incubator for revolutionary thoughts. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Internet Censorship in Burma Stepped Up by » The Myanmar search engine competiton is probably a trap http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-517 » The Myanmar search engine competiton is probably a trap Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:04:10 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-517 [...] know of activists that have managed to get around the walls of the censors. The opposition often use proxy servers and special software to get access to [...] [...] know of activists that have managed to get around the walls of the censors. The opposition often use proxy servers and special software to get access to [...]

]]> Comment on Canadian Net Neutrality by John http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/what-the-canadian-government-really-thinks-about-net-neutralit/#comment-516 John Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:17:41 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/what-the-canadian-government-really-thinks-about-net-neutralit/#comment-516 Thanks for some excellent reference links, and for your blog for that matter. I feel like a "link in your chain !" Regards Thanks for some excellent reference links, and for your blog for that matter. I feel like a “link in your chain !”

Regards

]]> Comment on Chinese Panopticon on the Internet by MedsOnline http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/chinese-panopticon-on-the-internet/#comment-515 MedsOnline Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:09 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/chinese-panopticon-on-the-internet/#comment-515 The full press release can be found here: http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8321 The full press release can be found here: http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8321

]]> Comment on Chinese Panopticon on the Internet by Rishil http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/chinese-panopticon-on-the-internet/#comment-444 Rishil Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:15:03 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/chinese-panopticon-on-the-internet/#comment-444 Nice and ellobrate article.. Censorship in China has crossed all its limits, A recent inside on the censorship has been released recently.. which revels all the story. Unbeliveable but true.. http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2007/10/inside-on-chinese-internet-censorship.html Check it out.. Nice and ellobrate article.. Censorship in China has crossed all its limits, A recent inside on the censorship has been released recently.. which revels all the story. Unbeliveable but true.. http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2007/10/inside-on-chinese-internet-censorship.html Check it out..

]]> Comment on Internet Censorship in Burma Stepped Up by ShealfJef http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-104 ShealfJef Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:57:14 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-104 <a href="http://ford2007.freehostia.com/ford-san-francisco.html" rel="nofollow">ford san francisco</a> ford san francisco

]]> Comment on The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict by noaman http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-israeli-hezbollah-war-of-2006-the-media-as-a-weapon-in-asymmetrical-conflict/#comment-62 noaman Tue, 01 May 2007 20:46:01 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-israeli-hezbollah-war-of-2006-the-media-as-a-weapon-in-asymmetrical-conflict/#comment-62 Wow, the guy's so biased it's not even funny. Watch this when you get the time: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565 Wow, the guy’s so biased it’s not even funny.

Watch this when you get the time:
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]]> Comment on Dispelling the myth of China’s 30,000 Internet Police by Ethan Gutmann http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/dispelling-the-myth-of-chinas-30000-internet-police/#comment-45 Ethan Gutmann Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:59:16 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/dispelling-the-myth-of-chinas-30000-internet-police/#comment-45 Hmm. I know it shouldn't be amusing, but....well, here's what I actually said: "...for the first four years of the Net era, those with paranoid visions of China's government were never quite able to square their suspicions with the rapid expansion of the Chinese Internet. Although it was widely rumored in Beijing that up to 30,000 state security employees were monitoring the Internet in that city alone, the monitoring was also laughed at. Apparently the bureaucrats liked monitoring pornography so much that they had a massive backlog. State security was said to be lax, corrupt, full of holes." That's pretty similar to what I wrote in my (more definitive) book, "Losing the New China" as well. It was, in fact, "widely rumoured" in Beijing - but because none of those sources - high-profile figures in the IT industry in the main - could back up the number, I reported it as a rumour, nothing more. I personally think that the actual number is significantly HIGHER than that by now - I mean, labor is awfully cheap in China. But it's just an educated guess. I have never gone beyond that original statement because I don't think there is any compelling evidence to do so. So I have no apologies - however, one does wonder why all these venerable news/human rights organizations keep repeating that number as fact, rather than rumour. Or perhaps they know something I don't? Hmm. I know it shouldn’t be amusing, but….well, here’s what I actually said:

“…for the first four years of the Net era, those with paranoid visions of China’s government were never quite able to square their suspicions with the rapid expansion of the Chinese Internet. Although it was widely rumored in Beijing that up to 30,000 state security employees were monitoring the Internet in that city alone, the monitoring was also laughed at. Apparently the bureaucrats liked monitoring pornography so much that they had a massive backlog. State security was said to be lax, corrupt, full of holes.”

That’s pretty similar to what I wrote in my (more definitive) book, “Losing the New China” as well.

It was, in fact, “widely rumoured” in Beijing – but because none of those sources – high-profile figures in the IT industry in the main – could back up the number, I reported it as a rumour, nothing more.

I personally think that the actual number is significantly HIGHER than that by now – I mean, labor is awfully cheap in China. But it’s just an educated guess. I have never gone beyond that original statement because I don’t think there is any compelling evidence to do so.

So I have no apologies – however, one does wonder why all these venerable news/human rights organizations keep repeating that number as fact, rather than rumour. Or perhaps they know something I don’t?

]]> Comment on Internet Censorship in Burma Stepped Up by cedric http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-22 cedric Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:04:20 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/internet-censorship-in-burma-stepped-up/#comment-22 hey hey

]]> Comment on Dispelling the myth of China’s 30,000 Internet Police by mwoodsh http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/dispelling-the-myth-of-chinas-30000-internet-police/#comment-19 mwoodsh Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:34:34 +0000 http://citizenhacktivist.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/dispelling-the-myth-of-chinas-30000-internet-police/#comment-19 g'day jt- reporting rumor as fact, in this day and age? NEVER! our little group has had quite the many convo's of the inaccuracy of mainstream media, and how public faith remains. we (the collective, universal we) laugh at trusting the online culture, but alternatives to the commodified myths are popping up all around. do you find a sense of irony in misrepresenting information about media censorship? i certainly do. as for china, i have read/heard that they are cracking down on users in internet cafes. the "point" (from what i understand) is to limit the use of computers for gaming. now it's only a silly (and personal) theory, but we've got the informational/educational tool of a lifetime here. it's sort of like if tv had remained as a social tool, not just a capitalist one. but then again, the control in china is probably for different reasons. sorry for the ramblings. and thanks for the visiting our site. we in this together? love and light, m g’day jt-
reporting rumor as fact, in this day and age? NEVER!

our little group has had quite the many convo’s of the inaccuracy of mainstream media, and how public faith remains. we (the collective, universal we) laugh at trusting the online culture, but alternatives to the commodified myths are popping up all around.

do you find a sense of irony in misrepresenting information about media censorship? i certainly do.

as for china, i have read/heard that they are cracking down on users in internet cafes. the “point” (from what i understand) is to limit the use of computers for gaming. now it’s only a silly (and personal) theory, but we’ve got the informational/educational tool of a lifetime here. it’s sort of like if tv had remained as a social tool, not just a capitalist one.

but then again, the control in china is probably for different reasons.

sorry for the ramblings.

and thanks for the visiting our site. we in this together?

love and light,
m

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