links for 2008-05-30

• Businessweek: Video Piracy's Olympic Showdown
  "Vobile sells what's known as video-fingerprinting technology. It extracts bits of code from each video and then files these unique "fingerprints" in a database. After that, Vobile's software automatically scans sites such as YouTube (GOOG) to see if any
  (tags: internet chineseinternetresearch video olympics censorship copyright IP youtube)
• The Associated Press: US probes whether laptop copied on China trip
  "U.S. authorities are investigating whether Chinese officials secretly copied the contents of a government laptop computer during a visit to China by Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and used the information to try to hack into Commerce computers...
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch tech secrurity surveillance espionage)
• Chinese Push for Answers May Reshape Authority - WSJ.com
  "The destruction that ravaged Sichuan province during the May 12 earthquake could leave an unexpected legacy in Chinese society: a new public expectation of openness and accountability."
  (tags: china media journalism chineseinternetresearch internet freepseech humanrights earthquake)