The Great Firewall of China barks more than bites.

The article reports on the study which states that the Great Firewall of China, a network used by the government to censor the Internet in China, is least effective when many users are online at the same time. The study conducted by Earl Barr and his colleagues reveals that the blocking tends to per...

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Publicado en:	Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazine on all Aspects of Tibet Vol. 42; no. 10; p. 33
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Tibetan Review Oct2007
Materias:	Firewalls (Computer security) Computer security Computer access control Information technology security Self-censorship China
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Sumario:	The article reports on the study which states that the Great Firewall of China, a network used by the government to censor the Internet in China, is least effective when many users are online at the same time. The study conducted by Earl Barr and his colleagues reveals that the blocking tends to perform unpredictably when many users accessed the Internet. It is also noted that users conduct self-censorship because they are aware that their online movements have been watched.