Chinese local authority confiscates three years of programmer's earnings for using VPN

[Jan]

Chinese programmer fined over R2.85 million for using VPN

The public security bureau of the northern Chinese city Chengde has fined a programmer over 1 million yuan for using a virtual private network (VPN) service, The Guardian reports.

The publication said the penalty was believed to be the most severe yet issued for bypassing the so-called "Great Firewall of China".

 

[backstreetboy]

The programmer — whose only public identifier is his surname Ma

This Ma?

 

[PsyWulf]

Interesting

Because me and my SO sometimes need to travel there we've had some hiccups with Whatsapp and the like,but Teams works 100%
Anti-zoomers

 

[Goosfrabba]

Here's a present to any Chinese person illegally on Mybroadband

 

[DapperDanMan]

This Ma?

Looks like a Pa, but who are we to assume the gender ... or to suggest that they look like one another?

 

[Rickster]

Should have used that money to GTFO.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Should have used that money to GTFO.

Yeah, could have come to SA, started a sweatshop here selling fake extension leads and other junk until fully on their feet

 

[Ninja]

thats wong on so many levels

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

China is not a democracy, it is a dictatorship with Chinese characteristics!
surprised they didn't get the execution van and harvest his organs.

 

[PaulGherkin]

thats wong on so many levels

Yes it is, but the ANC are probably learning from this...

 

[FiestaST]

 

[Brian_G]

Will never forget the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

Great people, seriously dangerous and nasty government

 

[PaulGherkin]

Will never forget the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

Great people, seriously dangerous and nasty government

No different to what yours are becoming

 

[Brian_G]

No different to what yours are becoming

Ours is at least retarded, and has a fat army.

 

[animal531]

From what I heard it might just be that he had undeclared income which they confiscated/fined him for, but then again you never know with them.

 

[rvZA]

He knew the laws and rules.... sorry for him.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Yes it is, but the ANC are probably learning from this...

A tender would go out and get awarded to some unknown company to oversee the deployment, it would cost R20 billion, take 15 years and still never get implemented.

 

[PaulGherkin]

A tender would go out and get awarded to some unknown company, it would cost R20 billion, take 15 years and still never get implemented.

But if Xi Jinping pushes... it will happen!