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I'm shocked that nobody is worried that this lowers the barrier to implementation for other dictatorial governements.

• passwordoops 3y ago
  Ask Apple or Microsoft if they have trouble selling to dictatorial governments
  • M95D 3y ago
    I'm confused. Is GFW built by Apple or Microsoft?
    • passwordoops 3y ago
      Yes. Otherwise they couldn't operate in China. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/2/18053142/china-internet-privacy-censorship-apple-microsoft-google-democracy-report https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/2/18053142/china-internet-p... https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-censoring-content-for-china-apple-microsoft-2019-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-censoring-con... https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1145509265/apple-airdrop-china-censorship-criticism https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1145509265/apple-airdrop-chin... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-07/how-microsoft-s-bing-search-engine-censors-content-in-china https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-07/how-mi...
      • binary132 3y ago
        amazing
      • gruez 3y ago
        "Apple/Microsoft caves to Chinese government demands" =/= "GFW built by Apple or Microsoft"
• JackSlateur 3y ago
  It does not.
• fmbb 3y ago
  All they need is money. The global IT industry will sell them what they want.
  • reyqn 3y ago
    So if they use this they might need less money. Isn't this lowering the barrier?
    • M95D 3y ago
      ^ This. Or no money at all, just a dedicated student.
• seszett 3y ago
  Apernet is especially active in enabling circumventing the GFW of China, so I'm pretty sure they are aware, and have thought about the consequences of this project. In fact I assume they developed it in order to test their circumvention methods.