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The Weekly Standard has an excellent article detailing the support US companies have provided the People's Republic of China when it comes to censoring the Internet (Who Lost China's Internet?). Yahoo! may fight the French when it comes to Nazi memorabilia auctions, but they censor themselves on issues such as Taiwanese independence without a request from the Chinese government, see the New York Times (reg. req.) (French Decision Prompts Questions About Free Speech and Cyberspace). This really shouldn't be much of a surprise, considering how hard US companies have fought to provide censorship tools for Saudi Arabia, assisting the development of a culture that supports terrorism, as Politechbot noted (Saudi Arabia blocks political websites, fosters terrorism?). The Weekly Standard article ends by recommending U.S. government funding and support for projects that will undermine the "Great Firewall of China," such as SafeWeb's Triangle Boy. While this is is an admirable suggestion, I believe it unlikely that, in the present climate, the government will fund technologies that could be used by terrorists and (heaven forbid!) copyright violators as well. Slashdot readers respond to the story (Americans And Chinese Internet Censorship). Kuro5hin also hosts a discussion (Who Lost China's Internet?).
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The New York Times (reg. req.) has done a story on the use of advanced GPS-enabled tracking devices for monitoring parolees (Some States Track Parolees by Satellite). Unlike previous electronic monitoring devices, which ensured that parolees remain within a certain area (such as a home), the new devices are GPS enabled so that parolees are monitored wherever they travel. Florida has installed nearly 600 devices from Florida-based Pro Tech Monitoring. While the devices currently have a number of drawbacks, it is likely that they will be increasingly used as the bugs are worked out. What this will mean for the criminal justice system is an interesting question. My favorite quote notes that "as a constant reminder that the government is watching, G.P.S. monitoring may discourage repeat crimes" without mentioning Bentham's panopticon.
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