Comments on: China: Real name registration for instant messenger http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:09:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gareth BFG http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-1202802 Gareth BFG Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:02:17 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-1202802 Typical China. Government controls and watches everything in this place. Sad thing is not many Chinese know or care. Typical China. Government controls and watches everything in this place. Sad thing is not many Chinese know or care.

]]> By: Robb http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-474911 Robb Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:30:07 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-474911 I came across the MOJI Intelligent Messenger featuring 3D artificial life forms..get this...WITHIN an instant messenger that combines AI and computational linguistics..what do you think about this? does it actually work? if virtual pets can "live" in an IM and understand what we are talking about what next man? is this the way of the future for tech 2.0? I came across the MOJI Intelligent Messenger featuring 3D artificial life forms..get this…WITHIN an instant messenger that combines AI and computational linguistics..what do you think about this? does it actually work? if virtual pets can “live” in an IM and understand what we are talking about what next man? is this the way of the future for tech 2.0?

]]> By: Andrea Jasperson http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-25586 Andrea Jasperson Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:54:38 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-25586 This blog posting is great. Your views are very true. Everyone should start thinking as you are doing. Andrea Jasperson http://www.nameregistrationcenter.com This blog posting is great. Your views are very true. Everyone should start thinking as you are doing.
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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » China: Real names required http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » China: Real names required Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:13:38 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-2762 [...] Blogcn, one of China’s largest weblog hosting companies, is not requiring webloggers to register under their real name for the time being, said founder and chairman Hu Zhiguang in BusinessWeek. Recently, the Shenzhen-based chat service QQ, operated by the Tencent company, was under orders to register all its customers. [...] [...] Blogcn, one of China’s largest weblog hosting companies, is not requiring webloggers to register under their real name for the time being, said founder and chairman Hu Zhiguang in BusinessWeek. Recently, the Shenzhen-based chat service QQ, operated by the Tencent company, was under orders to register all its customers. [...]

]]> By: KZ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 KZ Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:22:28 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-2079 Raven, This is not a technical concern, nor a solution one. It's rather on the control mentality. The authorities in China has learned to issue decrees regardless if they are sound or feasible, as long as they have made the point. After all, should anything bad happen or any "cleansing" movement is promoted, the decree issuers won't bare the responsibilites. My guess is that QQ.com is just trying to protect its own ass! The QQ is one of the favorite IM tools amongest the younger generation to socialize in cyberspaces. Too often, you read from the local news media that people are engaging cyber-love activities through the QQ service. Searching through the BBS's, you will find instruction or howto's to find ONS partner through the QQ service, and that's considered BAD by the authorities over there. There are many "free" services that require the user to submit a valid ID number or cell phone number before signing up. They can always find the real name based on the ID if they want. I guess this is no big deal in my opinion. In words, there is no point to get excited! It's all just a show, a gesture at best, in my opinion. Raven,

This is not a technical concern, nor a solution one. It’s rather on the control mentality. The authorities in China has learned to issue decrees regardless if they are sound or feasible, as long as they have made the point. After all, should anything bad happen or any “cleansing” movement is promoted, the decree issuers won’t bare the responsibilites. My guess is that QQ.com is just trying to protect its own ass!

The QQ is one of the favorite IM tools amongest the younger generation to socialize in cyberspaces. Too often, you read from the local news media that people are engaging cyber-love activities through the QQ service. Searching through the BBS’s, you will find instruction or howto’s to find ONS partner through the QQ service, and that’s considered BAD by the authorities over there.

There are many “free” services that require the user to submit a valid ID number or cell phone number before signing up. They can always find the real name based on the ID if they want. I guess this is no big deal in my opinion.

In words, there is no point to get excited! It’s all just a show, a gesture at best, in my opinion.

]]> By: Kai Raven http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 Kai Raven Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:50:16 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/21/china-real-name-registration-for-instant-messenger/#comment-2076 I don't know how the situation is in China for Jabber. Perhaps as an alternative, Chinese users could use the IRC-like "Groupchat/MUC" (Multi-User-Chat) functions of Jabber servers - where they can register without the need to give their real names and other personal data. And with the use of the anonymous tor network as a proxy in Jabber clients, they could connect and talk anonymous too. In addition, Jabber provides SSL encryption and some Jabber clients encryption per GnuPG or OTR. I don’t know how the situation is in China for Jabber. Perhaps as an alternative, Chinese users could use the IRC-like “Groupchat/MUC” (Multi-User-Chat) functions of Jabber servers – where they can register without the need to give their real names and other personal data. And with the use of the anonymous tor network as a proxy in Jabber clients, they could connect and talk anonymous too. In addition, Jabber provides SSL encryption and some Jabber clients encryption per GnuPG or OTR.

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