Tux of Borg

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25...2033331,00.html Dissident jailed 'after Yahoo handed evidence to police' From Jane Macartney in Beijing The American internet company Yahoo! provided evidence to Chinese police that enabled them to imprison one of its users, according to allegations that came to light yesterday. The disclosure marked the second time in months that the company had been accused of helping China to put someone in jail. Li Zhi, a civil servant, was imprisoned on charges of trying to subvert state power after he criticised corruption and tried to join the dissident China Democracy Party. The link between him and Yahoo! was hidden after he was sentenced to eight years in 2003. However, a copy of the appeal filed by his lawyer in 2004 — posted on Boxun.com, the US-based Chinese-language news portal — alleges that Yahoo! Hong Kong provided details of Mr Li’s e-mail registration to the police. Yahoo! said that it could not comment on an individual case. However, it said that it turned over to governments only legally required information. Mary Osako, at Yahoo! headquarters in California, said: “We would not know whether a demand for information focused on murder, kidnapping or another crime.” She added that Yahoo! regarded the internet as a positive force in China. The journalist Shi Tao may not agree. He was jailed for ten years last year on charges of leaking state secrets after Yahoo! supplied Chinese police with his user identification. Julien Pain, an internet expert with the Paris-based Reporters without Borders, believes that the revelation that Yahoo! had co-operated in two cases could be the tip of an iceberg. He said: “The problem is how many (cases) do we not know about? Probably dozens, given how hard it is to get information from China. Yahoo! should release a list of people they helped to jail.” M Pain urged internet companies to reduce their operations in China. He alleged: “Yahoo! certainly knew that it was helping to arrest political dissidents and journalists, not just ordinary criminals.” The companies find themselves on tricky ground in China. It is the world’s second-largest internet market, but critics say that the companies put profits before principles. Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft say that they are obeying local laws and argue that their presence will expose Chinese to more information and greater openness. Microsoft closed down the site of a popular blogger late last year at Beijing’s request. Zhao Jing, writing under the pen name An Ti, had broken a story in his blog about a strike by journalists at a Beijing newspaper. Within weeks Google said that it was entering the Chinese market with a censored search product, tweaked to fit government specifications to filter out such words as Tibetan independence and Tiananmen Square. Google, unlike Microsoft and Yahoo!, has stopped short of hosting its mail servers in China. WIRED FOR THE FUTURE The first first full internet connection in China was recorded on May 17, 1994 More than 111 million Chinese use the internet, second only to the US 16.9 per cent of urban Chinese use the internet There are an estimated 13.3 million blogs in China. Three years ago there were none Last year Reporters without Borders ranked China 159 out of 167 countries in press freedom

You obviously never heard of Terry Porter.

Travis Henry has to given credit for being one of the toughest backs we've ever had. Yeah, he can't block, catch the football, and fumbles in key situations... but that guy could play through anything.

Quiet... my buddy taped it and I haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

Bastards... you moved my thread. Russia had listening posts at the poles during the cold war. I'm sure China is going to set up something similar. China most likely stole (or was handed) all our research on star wars. Satellites do play a role in our national defense. I wouldn't be surprised if an EMP nuke is detonated to take out low level satellites during an attack. Or maybe China just wanted a good location for a Direct TV signal. No ozone, no problem.

Go daddy, go daddy, go daddy...

worldtribune.com China radar at South Pole could sabotage U.S. spy satellites Thursday, February 2, 2006 Beijing announced plans last week to build a high-frequency radar on the South Pole. Analysts say the radar could be used to disrupt U.S. intelligence satellites. The radar will be built at China’s Zhongshan Station, where Beijing has set up of a space environment lab. National security analysts say the South Pole site, because of its remoteness, could be used by China to develop anti-satellite lasers capable of blinding or disrupting U.S. reconnaissance satellites, most of which pass over the pole. The station will consist of 20 antenna units, including 16 units for the main antenna and four for the auxiliary antenna. Each antenna is 20 meters high. The high-frequency radar can detect ionospheric convection within a range of 3,000 kilometers. Chinese officials told Xinhua the station would be used to measure the polar space environment. China’s space program, unlike the U.S. space program, is directly related to Chinese military operations. A Pentagon report on the Chinese military last year said China was “working on, and plans to field, ASAT systems.”

Who else hates this holiday? Hallmark and Walmart can take this day and shove it!

I ate at Hooters all the time when I lived down in Atlanta. Good times when the US Goverment picks up the tab.

I miss AD's die kitty pic.

There is only one man whore and his name is Derek Jeter. Jeter > Kirk

This is an old topic that keeps getting brought back up. Echelon, Carnivore, Magic Lantern, Cyber Knight... all terms that get thrown around to strike fear into our hearts. Show me an article where someone has actually suffered because of these methods. I doubt if the FBI is stealing my credit card information, or that the NSA is posting my personal emails in the bathroom stalls for reading material. However, I've personally seen the FBI use a Trap and Trace on a terrorist cell living here in the United States. An unconventional enemy requires an unconventional method of tracking them.

My brother enlisted in the guard at 17. (with parental consent) He went to basic the summer of his junior year and went to AIT after graduating his senior year.

Willis McGahee and Andre Johnson were handing out flyers to a national championship party the day before he tore his ACL. Ofcourse Miami ended up losing to OSU that year. Willis McGahee is on a 2 live crew track. I don't think Willis is the church boy we all think he is.

Marcus Vick

Taxing Twinkies... what will they think of next.

We did?

!@#$...

No wonder they can't afford suits to travel in.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/012...photo23-ON.html When I lived in NC they had red light photo at a lot of intersections. The city let the company that installed red light photo, review, and fine those who were caught on camera. (the company and the city split the profits) I always thought it violated a person's right to due process. From the article, I guess this automated type of system is spreading through out the US.

Buffalo is the hometown of Cannibal Corpse. With classic hits such as Stripped Raped And Strangled, !@#$ed With a Knife and Hammer Smashed Face. It's not just this board, the entire community has gone to hell.

It's about time somebody picked up the slack for JSP. More babes! http://img120.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=l...9_usc_cheer.jpg

Stress Card! Stress Card! Stress Card! !@#$in kitty... he should spend the rest of the year going to an inner city school.

*ding, ding, ding* We have a winner!

If the NBA actually enforced traveling, then Kobe would have only scored 15 points.