Comment Re:Information free? (Score 3, Insightful) 125
Depends on the type of information.
The Chinese government doesn't really worry about software piracy because it doesn't challenge the status quo. If information comes in the form of free and unmonitored telecommunication, it creates potential outlets for dissidents to speak out.
The idea of a social revolution facilitated by technology makes governments such as this really uneasy.
The Chinese government doesn't really worry about software piracy because it doesn't challenge the status quo. If information comes in the form of free and unmonitored telecommunication, it creates potential outlets for dissidents to speak out.
The idea of a social revolution facilitated by technology makes governments such as this really uneasy.
