Microsoft Denies Helping Beijing Nail Cyber Dissident
John Leyden writes on The Register:
Microsoft has denied helping Chinese authorities obtain evidence against a local journalist charged with sending "subversive" emails from a Hotmail account. Li Yuanlong, 45, is accused of sending opinion pieces that "fabricated, distorted and exaggerated facts, incited to subvert the state and sought to overthrow the socialist system" under the pseudonyms "Night Wolf" or "Wolf Howling in the Night", and using MSN Hotmail accounts.More here.
The case has similarities with those of two cyberdissidents - Li Zhi and Shi Tao - who were imprisoned after Yahoo! provided evidence that helped Chinese authorities secure a conviction.
Microsoft disavows any suggestion that it might have helped Beijing to finger Li Yuanlong.
posted by Fergie @ 3/07/2006 09:52:00 AM
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