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Nice. So people are forced to set up their own mail services and all. Much more secure than assuming some corporation will value your data. Or that dropbox is
by gcb 15y ago
Nice. So people are forced to set up their own mail services and all.
Much more secure than assuming some corporation will value your data. Or that dropbox is secure in any way.
Irony apart. 100% of digital goods in China are pirated. That goes along a great way to show how effective internet censorship is for piracy.
On the other hand, most south American countries have free internet (as in speech) and 90% of video games there, even consoles, are pirated.
I'm going to put my money that income controls pirating better than anything else.
- shasta 15y agoDo you think stopping piracy of foreign IP is a big concern for the Chinese government? I don't think it's fair to say that this proves that censorship doesn't stop piracy, when that probably isn't a goal (my guess is the Chinese government would prefer piracy over buying licenses overseas).
- Natsu 15y agoThey're not really any more effective at stopping the spread of politically embarrassing material. If anything, people openly joke about how they have a 河蟹 ("river crab") society (a pun on 和谐 / harmonious). As an example, look up the story behind the catchphrase "我爸是李刚." http://www.chinasmack.com/glossary#%E6%88%91%E7%88%B8%E6%98%AF%E6%9D%8E%E5%88%9A http://www.chinasmack.com/glossary#%E6%88%91%E7%88%B8%E6%98%...
- pavel_lishin 15y ago> Nice. So people are forced to set up their own mail services and all. > Much more secure than assuming some corporation will value your data. Only if you do it right.