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标 题: Kindle 3G bypasses China's Great Firewall
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Nov 8 17:18:07 2010, 美东)
Summary
People in China have found that Amazon's Kindle e-reader allows them to
bypass the country's 'Great Firewall', according to a report.
Topics
China, Network, Amazon.com Inc., 3G, Firewalls, Network Security, Cellular
Phones, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal
Technology, Networking
People in China have found that Amazon's Kindle e-reader allows them to
bypass the country's 'Great Firewall', according to a report.
An article in the South China Morning Post on Tuesday suggested that the 3G-
capable device's browser was able to access sites such as Facebook and
Twitter, which are banned in China and blocked at a national level. The
access is made possible by Amazon's own Whispernet virtual mobile network,
the article stated.
According to the piece, engineering professor Lawrence Yeung Kwan speculates
that Amazon and its Chinese Whispernet partner--the virtual network is
based on the real networks of operators around the world--"might have agreed
to transfer the connection to Amazon's station, presumably in the U.S.,
once the mainland gatekeeper sees the signal comes from a Kindle... The
signal, which may be encrypted, then returns to the partner network in China
so the Internet patrols cannot see what is accessed".
For more on this story, read 3G Kindle avoids 'Great Firewall' censorship on
ZDNet UK. |
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