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U.S. firm claims China stole software for 'Green Dam' web-filter
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A California company alleged that the Chinese "Green Dam-Youth Escort"filtering software that must be packaged with all computers sold in China from July 1, contains stolen portions of the company's Internet-filtering software designed for parents.
Solid Oak said Friday that it found pieces of its CyberSitter filtering software in the Chinese program, including a list of terms to be blocked, instructions for updating the software, and an old news bulletin promoting CyberSitter. Researchers at the University of Michigan who have been studying the Chinese program also said they found components of CyberSitter, including the blacklist of terms.
Solid Oak's founder, Brian Milburn, said he plans to seek an injunction against the Chinese developer that built the software, but acknowledged that it's new legal terrain for his company.
The allegations come as PC makers such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are sorting through a mandate by the Chinese government requiring that all PCs sold in China as of July come with the filtering software. Representatives of the two big U.S. companies said they are working with trade associations to monitor new developments related to the Chinese software.
China's plan to require Web filtering software on all PCs sold in the country after July 1 continues to draw fire from individuals and organizations inside and outside the country.
Three computer scientists with the University of Michigan on Thursday published an analysis of the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software required by the Chinese government and found that "it contains serious security vulnerabilities due to programming errors."
The Chinese software, whose name translates to "Green Dam-Youth Escort," is intended to help parents block access to pornography and other Internet content inappropriate for children. The government has said it will pay for the software for at least a year as part of its campaign against “unhealthy and vulgar” material on the Internet. Free speech advocates have been examining the program's code because they are concerned that it also could be used to block political Web sites.
Gay and lesbian rights advocates in China say they are worried because the software appears to block all manner of Web sites that discuss homosexuality.
Solid Oak's founder, Brian Milburn, said he plans to seek an injunction against the Chinese developer that built the software, but acknowledged that it's new legal terrain for his company.
The allegations come as PC makers such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are sorting through a mandate by the Chinese government requiring that all PCs sold in China as of July come with the filtering software. Representatives of the two big U.S. companies said they are working with trade associations to monitor new developments related to the Chinese software.
China's plan to require Web filtering software on all PCs sold in the country after July 1 continues to draw fire from individuals and organizations inside and outside the country.
Three computer scientists with the University of Michigan on Thursday published an analysis of the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software required by the Chinese government and found that "it contains serious security vulnerabilities due to programming errors."
The Chinese software, whose name translates to "Green Dam-Youth Escort," is intended to help parents block access to pornography and other Internet content inappropriate for children. The government has said it will pay for the software for at least a year as part of its campaign against “unhealthy and vulgar” material on the Internet. Free speech advocates have been examining the program's code because they are concerned that it also could be used to block political Web sites.
Gay and lesbian rights advocates in China say they are worried because the software appears to block all manner of Web sites that discuss homosexuality.
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