Congress to Examine Tech Firms That Enable 'Great Firewall of China'
Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache write on C|Net News:
After hearing reports that American tech giants like Microsoft and Yahoo are abiding by Chinese law mandating Internet censorship, some irritated U.S. politicians are threatening to pass laws restricting such cooperation.
Rep. Christopher Smith, a New Jersey Republican, said Thursday that the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Human Rights, which he heads, will hold a hearing in early to mid- February. Smith has invited representatives from the U.S. State Department, Microsoft, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, Google, and the international watchdog group Reporters Without Borders to speak.
posted by Fergie @ 1/12/2006 06:18:00 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home