The Beijing Internet Police Are Watching You
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The images of the "Beijing Internet Police", one male and one female dressed in uniform and saluting, started appearing in September 2007 every 30 minutes on computer screens run by 13 major portals based in Beijing. Virtual police officers will soon begin visible patrols on Chinese Internet sites to warn surfers they are being monitored.
During the Olympic games, China is relaxing its Internet policies but images like this make you wonder to what extent that is PR versus what they will really be doing.
The message from this image - In China, there is always someone watching.
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During the Olympic games, China is relaxing its Internet policies but images like this make you wonder to what extent that is PR versus what they will really be doing.
The message from this image - In China, there is always someone watching.
Check out more on this from the associated link
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