Massive Internet Failure Caused by Great Firewall?
When up to two-thirds of Chinese Internet traffic was suddenly redirected to a handful of websites usually blocked by the Great Firewall, initial reports blamed a hacker attack. Yet experts now say...
View ArticleChinese Cyber Espionage: What To Do?
In the wake of both revelations that the U.S. government has accused five People’s Liberation Army officers of crimes related to economic espionage and the threat of cyberwar brought on by hackers like...
View ArticleChina Targets Extremist Internet Content
Following recent episodes of violent attacks in the country that have been labeled by state media outlets as acts of “terrorism” attributed to separatist groups in Xinjiang, the Chinese government is...
View ArticleApple Hosting User Data on China-based Servers
Reuters’ Gerry Shih and Paul Carsten report that Apple has started storing data for Chinese users on servers within the country for the first time. The firm cites performance benefits, but the decision...
View ArticleGFW Fail: Visitors to Blocked Sites Redirected to Porn
Greatfire.org reports that changes to China’s DNS cache poisoning technique, an Internet censorship method that once diverted Internet traffic away from legitimate servers to fake or nonexistent ones,...
View ArticleProposed Internet Security Law Raises Concerns
As part of a wave of legislation aimed at further regulating civil society, speech, and assembly, the Chinese government has issued a draft law on Internet security, which is open for public review...
View Article“Network Security Officers” to Monitor Work of Web Firms
Almost a decade ago, Shenzhen’s Public Security Bureau launched a new online feature, two animated mascots named Jingjing and Chacha who represented the Internet police. The goal of the mascots, who...
View ArticleRe-Defining Cyberspace
At China Media Project, David Bandurski looks at the political implications of China’s Internet security law, a new law proposed earlier this year that aims to strengthen China’s Internet control and...
View ArticleNew Search & App Rules as Cybersecurity Law Looms
China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC), which saw the announcement of an unexpected leadership change this week, has unveiled a raft of new rules covering web search and mobile apps. Meanwhile, the...
View ArticleInternet Security Platform Closed; Founder Arrested
As Chinese authorities frequently point out in response to foreign accusations that it sponsors international cyberattacks, China is also a victim of hacking. In recent years, its government...
View ArticleChina Suspected of Cyberwar Recon; Huawei Fears Linger
Alleged Chinese hacking of American companies may have diminished since tensions over the issue came to a head during Xi Jinping’s state visit to the U.S. last year. At Lawfare, however, security...
View ArticleApp Stores Required to Register
New statistics about mobile apps show that the Chinese market is the driving factor in the rapid growth of the app industry worldwide. Since last summer, Chinese authorities have taken steps to...
View ArticleAre Google’s China-made Security Keys Safe?
This post refers specifically to one Chinese manufacturer of security keys, and to Google’s endorsement of and collaboration with it. Use of trusted security keys to protect online accounts remains...
View ArticleTranslation: “Program-Think,” Notorious Anonymous Chinese Blogger, Feared...
An anonymous Chinese tech and politics blogger known as program-think (编程随想) has reportedly been detained in China after evading identification and arrest for more than 12 years. program-think, whose...
View ArticleCAC Roundup: Recommendation Algorithm Regulations, Cybersecurity Review for...
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet regulator, is reshaping internet and AI governance. Following the Data Security Law and Personal Information and Protection Law...
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