China faces US cyber-spying accusations after proposing a “Code of Conduct” to the UN and renewing its internal internet censorship.
New revelations about industrial cyber-spying and internal crackdowns on micro-blogs call into question China’s motives to exert control over internet governance - and behave responsibly outside its borders in cyberspace.
If I was China right now, I’d be SO embarrassed.
I mean, if I had just turned in a big report to the U.N. proposing an internet “Code of Conduct” under the guise of security and fighting cyber crime, and then the U.S. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive issued a report saying I was doing the very things that would violate that proposal…
Well, it would be way worse than that time I showed up to the first day of 8th grade homeroom and Becky the cheerleader was wearing the exact same blue Banana Republic sweater that I was.
I’m in no way trying to minimize what’s going on here, but it’s difficult not to think The Onion is orchestrating China’s PR around its intent to make sure everyone on the internet is dressed appropriately.
I’m actually not taking the analogy too far. Let me explain.
Last week the Chinese government stepped up monitoring of the internet inside its borders. Hard to believe, right? It started with an anti-porn and anti-vulgarity censorship campaign on mobile devices back in 2009, but this new crackdown is on China’s many popular micro-blogging sites (Twitter is a micro-blogging site).
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New revelations about industrial cyber-spying and internal crackdowns on micro-blogs call into question China’s motives to exert control over internet governance - and behave responsibly outside its borders in cyberspace.
If I was China right now, I’d be SO embarrassed.
I mean, if I had just turned in a big report to the U.N. proposing an internet “Code of Conduct” under the guise of security and fighting cyber crime, and then the U.S. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive issued a report saying I was doing the very things that would violate that proposal…
Well, it would be way worse than that time I showed up to the first day of 8th grade homeroom and Becky the cheerleader was wearing the exact same blue Banana Republic sweater that I was.
I’m in no way trying to minimize what’s going on here, but it’s difficult not to think The Onion is orchestrating China’s PR around its intent to make sure everyone on the internet is dressed appropriately.
I’m actually not taking the analogy too far. Let me explain.
Last week the Chinese government stepped up monitoring of the internet inside its borders. Hard to believe, right? It started with an anti-porn and anti-vulgarity censorship campaign on mobile devices back in 2009, but this new crackdown is on China’s many popular micro-blogging sites (Twitter is a micro-blogging site).
...........................................................................................................................................................still there.....
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