links for 2007-09-11

• RH 100 Asia Report: VC Trends in Asia at 852signal - Hong Kong Web 2.0
  "The startup environment in this region is hot, and getting hotter by the day. ..."
  (tags: asia business internet startup web2.0 hongkong)
• An opportunity for Wall street in China's surveillance boom - International Herald Tribune
  "Over the last year, American hedge funds have put more than $150 million into Chinese surveillance companies."
  (tags: surveillance internet technology business investment china chineseinternetresearch gfw goldenshield privacy humanrights freespeech)
• Big Brother Is Reading Your Email? - The India Uncut Blog - India Uncut
  "The next time you go to a cyber cafe in Mumbai, be warned: the cops can see whatever you’re up to. The Mumbai police plans to install keystroke loggers in the cyber cafes of Mumbai..." (via EZ)
  (tags: freespeech india privacy surveillance humanrights internet keylogging law)
• 知名记者博客群体被删帖抗议声浪高--景观360
  "最近，北京及其他地方媒体记者的博客被删贴严重，引起了博主的严重抗议，其中北京一位记者出身的博主凌沧洲这样说，"为了抗议这些人的为虎作伥，我宁可选择关闭博客抗议！""
  (tags: censorship internet blogging blogs journalism china chineseinternetresearch freespeech)