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David Sams

Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | US-Australia Tensions Rise Over Net Filter - 1 views

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    A really interesting conversation thread on Slashdot about the US Government's concern over Australian ISP filter proposals, and Conroy's denial that his office has been contacted. Posters discuss net neutrality, US and Chinese interests, ACTA, practical realities of filter implementation etc.
César Albarrán Torres

Twitter: Following Thailand's Political Crisis | Women Learning Thai... and some men to... - 0 views

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    Twitter is being used as a tool for advice on how to escape risky places in thailand due to political tensions. 
César Albarrán Torres

Analysis: Google-China flap déjà vu for Microsoft - CNN.com - 0 views

  • A fight between a technology titan and the world's fastest-growing economy. Trade war tensions rising between Beijing and Washington, as U.S. legislators howl about unfair Chinese business practices and the Chinese media assail American arrogance. No, it's not the current battle between Google and China -- but the fight between Microsoft and Beijing in March 1994.
  • "They [Microsoft] need to get on the right side of human rights rather than enabling tyranny, which they're doing right now," said Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, in a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Microsoft issued a statement, saying it would work with the Chinese government to foster a more open Internet -- but it would not leave. Perhaps because of its own thorny fight with China more than a decade ago.
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    Interesting comparison between Microsoft and Google experiences in China. 
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