[Tech] Shangai: ulteriore giro di vite su Internet

Entro giugno tutte le postazioni di accesso pubblico a Internet della città cinese verranno equipaggiate con telecamere e software di monitoraggio al fine di rilevare l'accesso a "siti proibiti" (sic) o l'esecuzione di "attività illegali" (come esprimere le proprie idee, immagino) da parte degli utenti:

The new controls — part of a crackdown also aimed at keeping children out of such places — will begin in all of Shanghai's 1,325 Internet hangouts by the end of June, the Shanghai Daily newspaper quoted an official with the Shanghai Culture, Radio, Film and TV Administration as saying.



"The equipment will be used to "spot illegal activities immediately," it quoted the official, Yu Wenchang, as saying.



If the software detects a computer user reading a banned site, it will automatically send a message to a "remote supervisory center," the report said.



Off-limits Web sites are those deemed pornographic or "superstitious," the report said, giving as an example those with information about the banned Falun Gong spiritual group.



Authorities are known to have installed filters aimed at preventing access to such sites, as well as those that criticize the government or the Communist Party.



Dozens of people have been sentenced to prison for posting or downloading such materials.

Fonte: Yahoo! News.