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One of the key effects of China's firewall has been to ensure that China has its own plethora of native internet services -- yet the latest attacks will probabl
by FreakyT 12y ago
One of the key effects of China's firewall has been to ensure that China has its own plethora of native internet services -- yet the latest attacks will probably ensure that no one outside of China uses those services. It seems like the perpetrators of the attack are hurting Chinese businesses more than anything else.
- virmundi 12y agoYes and the same can be said for the NSA and US networking tech. (Un)Fortunately, people will continue using what works. If Baidu has a benefit, then people will use it. Perhaps it can strengthen it to say no to the Chinese government in these types of attacks.
- JohnTHaller 12y agoOutside of China, using Google Adsense or Analytics won't make your website visitors the unwitting participants in cyberwarfare. Using Baidu ads or analytics, your website visitors can and will be used by China to attack a website of their choosing.
- unchocked 12y agoThe effects that you mention seem to be the purpose of these attacks. Like the Great Firewall, the Great Cannon serves to keep the Chinese Internet and therefore population isolated from the outside world. Their Politburo is a lot less concerned with losing market share abroad than with losing mindshare domestically.