links for 2008-05-31

• White House opposition likely dooms anti-China Internet bill | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com
  "t's easy to speechify about morality. But actually writing legislation that makes sense--and complies with the demands of the U.S. Constitution, which does not seem to give Congress the authority to legislation in this area--is far more difficult."
  (tags: GOFA freespeech censorship humanrights u.s.a. law business china chineseinternetresearch)
• 'Internet freedom' bill targeting China cooperation faces rough road | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com
  "A proposed federal law that would slap extensive regulations on technology companies doing business in China and other nations deemed to be unreasonably "Internet-restricting" is facing an uncertain future due to opposition from the Bush administration a
  (tags: gofa internet censorship freespeech law u.s.a. google microsoft yahoo business)
• Facebook eyes China, but challenges loom - Times Online
  "A proposed federal law that would slap extensive regulations on technology companies doing business in China and other nations deemed to be unreasonably "Internet-restricting" is facing an uncertain future due to opposition from the Bush administration a
  (tags: facebook china chineseinternetresearch socialnetworking internet business censorship)
• Congress may OK 'compromise' bill to derail spying lawsuits | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
  "The U.S. Congress may soon vote on a new "compromise" spy law that would still likely derail pending suits against AT&T and other companies accused of opening their networks to the government in violation of wiretap law."
  (tags: congress u.s.a. surveillance spying privacy freespeech humanrights law)
• China’s cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts? :: InfoWar Monitor :: Tracking Cyberpower
  "Larry Dignan: Chinese hackers may have been behind power blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to a report in the National Journal."
  (tags: china hacking chineseinternetresearch security surveillance cyberwarfare espionage)
• China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
  "China and the U.S. lead the world as the two biggest sources of Internet attack traffic, according to a report published by the content distribution company Akamai."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch cybercrime cyberwar hacking security)
• Political dissent in China - glass half full, or completely empty? | Blogging for China
  "The glass is certainly not full, but it’s certainly a lot more full than it was 5, 10, or 20 years ago… and much more full than the Western media gives it credit for."
  (tags: china dissidents politics reform censorship freespeech humanrights)
• CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
  "growing mountain of evidence demonstrating that corporate executives forced their news reporters to propagandize in favor of the Bush administration and the war, and censored stories that were critical of the Government."
  (tags: journalism u.s.a. iraq media bias politics propaganda bush)

Comments

[Charles Liu]

GOFA reeks of extra-territoriality. For example why should other nation's law enforcement activity subject to legitmacy from our law?

GOFA's language on legitmacy of other nation's law enforcement activity, subjecting them to the State Deptment's judication, is neo-colonialsm.