EFF-Petition gegen CISCO-Zensur-Engagement in China

Eine Petition der Electronic Frontier Foundation fordert das US-Unternehmen CISCO auf, China nicht bei Menschenrechtsverletzungen zu unterstützen: Tell Cisco: Stop helping China abuse human rights!

Reports indicate that networking giant Cisco Systems, Inc., an American company based in Silicon Valley, has been knowingly selling Internet surveillance and censorship tools to the Chinese government for years. The Chinese government’s „Great Firewall“ prevents Internet users in China from accessing much of the Internet, including online references to Tiananmen Square and the Jasmine Revolution, as well as social media sites like Facebook. In addition to blocking access to information, these tools have enabled the Chinese government to spy on its citizens and may include special customization to target individuals working to protect human rights and build democracy in China.