p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Significant public opinion, most of it voiced online, has forced China’s communist authorities to change their stance over their so-called Green Dam Youth Escort censor-ware  on new products.

PC makers are still being compelled to install it but now, “The authorities are only requiring PC makers to include the porn-filtering software, the Green Dam-Youth Escort program, in their products and not making it mandatory for consumers to use the filter,” officials said , according to China Daily, which adds:

“PC users have the ‘final say’ over installing the filter and recent reports of the government compelling them to use the software was “a misunderstanding”, the official said.

“The government only provides the Green Dam-Youth Escort software for free.”

The Chinese company responsible for developing the filter software is already intro, said p2pnet yesterday.

It’s supposed to be in all new PCS made or shipped by July 1, and is said to filter  pornography.

But the app, said to be seriously flawed, contained Solid Oak Software CyberSitter Internet-filtering code, “including a list of terms to be blocked and instructions for updating the software,” stated Reuters, going on:

“Brian Milburn, president of the privately owned, Santa Barbara-based company, said it was studying its legal options but would seek an injunction against further shipment to China of computers using the suspected pirated software.”

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China Daily – Green Dam filter software ‘not compulsory’, June 15, 2009
p2pnet – China Green Dam company accused of piracy, June15 , 2009
seriously flawed – Green Dam censorware has ’serious flaws’, June 12, 2009
Reuters – U.S. company accuses China of stealing software, June 13, 2009

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