For Chinese Regime, No Retreat On Green Dam

The Chinese regime's "Green Dam" software is designed to filter out content deemed "unhealthy" by the Chinese censors. Several weeks ago, the regime ordered that the software be preinstalled on all new computers sold after July 1.

Earlier this week, media reported that the Chinese regime had backed down, but that does not appear to be the case.

The confusion came from an article in the state-run English language paper China Daily. It quoted a Chinese official who said Green Dam could be put on a CD-ROM or on the hard drive as setup files only—instead of being preinstalled on all computers.

But according to the New York Times, this quoted official was not speaking with any authority.

The Chinese regime has in fact not issued any official statement that their policy has changed. In other words, they're still requiring Green Dam be preinstalled on every computer or included on an installation CD-ROM, and that it also be saved in the computer's backup files.

Also: We had mentioned a few days ago that a California company called Solid Oak is claiming that the makers of Green Dam stole some of its software code. Well, now Solid Oak has issued cease-and-desist letters to computer makers such as Dell, HP and Gateway—warning them not to ship computers loaded with Green Dam.

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[SeeYouNextFall]

Green Dam should be called Red Wall.

If the American computer makers should be ashamed of themselves for selling PC's with the software on it.

Either your for free speech or your not.

I am a huge HP buyer and bought 15 HP computers for my small company, I will no longer buy HP or Dell if they sell PC's with Green Damn to China.

[snowstorm9091moua]

fascists

[witecracker2]

cant you just delete the software????

reinstall a new os???

i think this is more a tracking and filter or maybe there version of some kind of a.i. that can control the net...

[SeeYouNextFall]

I have a lot of contacts at the University of Maryland (huge Chinese community there), Colorado State U and here at Penn State.

I have sent a mass email through all three systems that will go to many professors and staff.

Dont forget that IBM and Dell, are also installing this Green Dam on export PC's as well. I have been a HP buyer for the past ten years and they make a wonderful product.

[Mars2O84]

Are you part of a small business consortium or do you have contacts in other companies? It's a good idea, you should spread the word.

I'm typing this on an HP right now. Ironic justice!

By the way, my screen is dying or has a loose connection or something. Are you a certified HP parts partner?

[SeeYouNextFall]

None of the PC's in America that are sold will have the green damn in them.

Only PC's that are built for export to china will be uploaded with green dam.

Most Chinese have friends and family that live in America, so I think many Americans will be buying laptops and sending them over to China in the future.

[cosmosvision]

hey, so this green damn thing is only for computers destined to be sold in china right. So if you go to BestBuy now, those won't have the Red Wall right?

[FlowerOfTheHeart]

very little porns. a super duper big part of it is related to Falun Gong, a traditional Chinese cultivation practice that is rooted in the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. the Chinese Communist regime has been persecuting the practice for 10 years.

[SeeYouNextFall]

Yes, I actually sent the CEO of HP an email 30 minutes ago.

I doubt he will read it, but maybe one of his cronies will.

[Emyousmusa]

Oh I thought it was about the damn there building, I was going to say it would take mother earth to bring it down even the strongest nations have to kneel to the existance of there environment.

[xlwaiyiplx]

wow, so wat kind of contents r they filtering out? porns?

[Mars2O84]

Have you told them that?