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http://p2pnet.net/story/6162
Yahoo ! Holdings (Hong Kong) gave Communist China state security authorities information that helped identify, convict and sentence a Chinese writer who’d highlighted press restrictions, says Reporters Without Borders.
In April, the man, Shi Tao, 37, was jailed for 10 years for allegedly illegally providing state secrets to foreigners.
“We already knew that Yahoo ! collaborates enthusiastically with the Chinese regime in questions of censorship, and now we know it is a Chinese police informant as well,” states RWB.
“Yahoo ! obviously complied with requests from the Chinese authorities to furnish information regarding an IP address that linked Shi Tao to materials posted online, and the company will yet again simply state that they just conform to the laws of the countries in which they operate. But does the fact that this corporation operates under Chinese law free it from all ethical considerations?
"How far will it go to please Beijing ?”
A poet and journalist, Shi Tao worked until May, 2004, for the daily Dangdai Shang Bao (Contemporary Trade News) and also contributed to several newspapers and had written a number of articles for online forums, particularly Min Zhu Lun Tan (Democracy Forum), says RWB in an earlier story.
Now, “Information supplied by Yahoo ! led to the conviction of a good journalist who has paid dearly for trying to get the news out,” says RWB. “It is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government’s abuses and it is quite another thing to collaborate.”
"His conviction stemmed from an e-mail he sent containing his notes on a government circular that spelled out restrictions on the media," says the Associated Press, going on:
" A number of Chinese journalists have faced similar charges of violating vague security laws as communist leaders struggle to maintain control of information in the burgeoning Internet era. Yahoo and its major rivals have been expanding their presence in China in hopes of reaching more of the country's population as the Internet becomes more ingrained in their daily lives."
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http://p2pnet.net/story/6162
Yahoo ! Holdings (Hong Kong) gave Communist China state security authorities information that helped identify, convict and sentence a Chinese writer who’d highlighted press restrictions, says Reporters Without Borders.
In April, the man, Shi Tao, 37, was jailed for 10 years for allegedly illegally providing state secrets to foreigners.
“We already knew that Yahoo ! collaborates enthusiastically with the Chinese regime in questions of censorship, and now we know it is a Chinese police informant as well,” states RWB.
“Yahoo ! obviously complied with requests from the Chinese authorities to furnish information regarding an IP address that linked Shi Tao to materials posted online, and the company will yet again simply state that they just conform to the laws of the countries in which they operate. But does the fact that this corporation operates under Chinese law free it from all ethical considerations?
"How far will it go to please Beijing ?”
A poet and journalist, Shi Tao worked until May, 2004, for the daily Dangdai Shang Bao (Contemporary Trade News) and also contributed to several newspapers and had written a number of articles for online forums, particularly Min Zhu Lun Tan (Democracy Forum), says RWB in an earlier story.
Now, “Information supplied by Yahoo ! led to the conviction of a good journalist who has paid dearly for trying to get the news out,” says RWB. “It is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government’s abuses and it is quite another thing to collaborate.”
"His conviction stemmed from an e-mail he sent containing his notes on a government circular that spelled out restrictions on the media," says the Associated Press, going on:
" A number of Chinese journalists have faced similar charges of violating vague security laws as communist leaders struggle to maintain control of information in the burgeoning Internet era. Yahoo and its major rivals have been expanding their presence in China in hopes of reaching more of the country's population as the Internet becomes more ingrained in their daily lives."
Google - "Do no evil"
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