Report says Chinese maker of unpopular Internet-filtering software has been target of threats

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BEIJING — The Chinese manufacturer of Internet-filtering software that must be distributed with all new computers next week has received death threats, state media said Wednesday.

Workers at Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. received more than 1,000 harassing phone calls this month, according to Zhang Chenmin, the general manager of the company. He said personal information of some of the programmers had been leaked online, and one caller threatened to kill his wife and child.

"Most of the calls came late at night, cursing our staff and uttering obscenities, voicing their resentment against the software," Zhang was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency.

Phones rang unanswered Wednesday at company headquarters in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou.

China, which has the world's largest population of Internet users at more than 298 million, also has among the tightest controls on the Internet in the world, including on political content deemed challenging to the ruling Communist Party.

The government has historically used such mechanisms as network-level filters installed at the nation's Internet service providers. Censorship experts say that by moving the filters closer to the user, censorship can be more effective.

The Chinese government has come under pressure to scrap its plan to require that manufacturers distribute the Green Dam Youth Escort software with computers sold in China. The filtering software is to be pre-installed or included on a compact disc with all PCs sold in China starting July 1.

Many Chinese Internet users have mocked the software, which is already available as a free download. The U.S. Embassy said Monday that Washington urged Beijing to reconsider its plan, saying it would restrict "the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression."

Zhang was quoted as saying that he "never expected the software to have brought us so many troubles. Our aim is simply to protect children from Internet pornography."

The software has drawn criticism because it also blocks sites with discussions of homosexuality, mentions of the banned Falun Gong spiritual group and even images of pigs because the software confuses them with naked human bodies.

A U.S. company, Solid Oak Software of Santa Barbara, Calif., also alleges that parts of a filtering software it designed appear in the Chinese software, raising questions about intellectual property violations.

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Zhang was quoted as saying that he "never expected the software to have brought us so many troubles. Our aim is simply to protect children from Internet pornography." 哈哈

 

 

 

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2009 年6月9日，国家工业和信息化部下发《关于计算机预装绿色上网过滤软件的通知》，要求7月1日之后在中国销售的所有个人电脑出厂时预装绿色上网过滤软件“ 绿坝-花季护航”并定期报告计算机销售数量和软件安装数量。而进口计算机在中国销售前也将预装该软件。

    6 月9日，国家工业和信息化部日前下发《关于计算机预装绿色上网过滤软件的通知》，要求7月1日之后在我国销售的所有个人电脑出厂时预装绿色上网过滤软件“ 绿坝-花季护航”，并定期报告计算机销售数量和软件安装数量。这款软件具备拦截色情内容、过滤不良网站、控制上网时间、查看上网记录等功能。工信部等几部委使用中央财政资金买断其一年服务供全社会免费使用。 中新社发 任卫红 摄

　　中新网6月9日电据中国外交部消息，6月9日，外交部发言人秦刚举行例行记者会。在回答记者关于“绿坝—花季护航”软件的问题时，他指出“中国的互联网是开放的，中国政府积极致力于推动互联网健康发展。但是中国政府依法管理互联网，为了维护社会公众的利益，防止有害信息在互联网上传播。 ”

　　据中国工信部网站消息，7月1日以后，在中国境内生产销售的计算机出厂前将预装一款名为“绿坝-花季护航”的绿色上网过滤软件。同时，进口计算机在中国销售前也将预装该软件。软件被要求预装在计算机硬盘或随机光盘内。

　　在今天的记者会上，BBC记者詹姆斯问：据《华尔街日报》报道，自7月1日起，中国政府将要求所有在中国境内生产销售的计算机出厂前必须预装一种软件，而该软件可能屏蔽一些网站。你能否证实？ 　　

　　对此，秦刚回答说：请你先回答我几个问题。

　　你知道你提到的这个软件是什么吗？

　　(记者：我只是复述有关报道。我想我是在问问题，而不应该回答问题。)

　　该软件名叫“绿坝—花季护航”， 其主要功能是屏蔽过滤互联网上色情、淫秽、暴力等不良信息。

　　我想再问你一个问题，你有孩子吗？

　　(记者：(无语))

　　如果你有孩子或者你打算要孩子，你应该能理解作为家长对互联网传播有害信息的关切。

　　秦刚最后说，“我还可以告诉你，中国的互联网是开放的，中国政府积极致力于推动互联网健康发展。但是中国政府依法管理互联网，为了维护社会公众的利益，防止有害信息在互联网上传播。 ”

 

China defends Web-filtering software requirement

BEIJING — China on Tuesday defended a new requirement that personal computers sold in the country carry a software that filters online content, saying the program is targeted at preventing the spread of pornography and other "unhealthy" content.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology posted on its Web site Tuesday a notice to all PC makers that they will be required to pre-load the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on units to be sold in China as of July 1, including imported PCs.

The move has been met with criticism by at least one U.S.-based industry trade group, which denounced China's efforts "to build censorship capabilities right into the hardware."

Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang defended the government's administration of the Internet, saying it was in accordance with the law and that the software "is aimed at blocking and filtering some unhealthy content, including pornography and violence."

China, which has the world's largest population of Internet users at more than 250 million, also has one of the world's tightest controls over the Internet.

Beijing routinely blocks political sites, especially ones it considers socially destabilizing such as sites that challenge the ruling Communist Party, promote democratic reform or advocate independence for Tibet.

The government also bans Internet pornography and this year launched a nationwide crackdown that led to the closing of more than 1,900 Web sites. Web sites including Google and Baidu, China's most popular search engine, also have been criticized for linking to suspect sites.

"If you have a child, or if you're expecting a child, I think you could understand the concerns of parents about the unhealthy contents on the Internet," Qin said at a regular briefing.

The IT ministry's notice to computer makers said the "Green Dam" program would either be installed on the hard drive or enclosed on a compact disc. The notice said PC makers would be required to tell authorities how many PCs they have shipped with the software, which is made by a Chinese developer under contract with the government.

"Blocking access to pornography sounds like an acceptable goal," said Washington-based Computer & Communications Industry Association's president, Ed Black. "But the problem is that it's all too easy to use the same technology to expand the censorship."

Although porn sites are initially targeted, the program could be used to block other Web sites, too, including those based on keywords rather than specific Web addresses, although its developer said users could disable blocking of any site on the list or even uninstall the software completely.