The Dark Visitor

I only post this article because it mentions one of Heike’s favorite subjects.

This China Journal article covers news that the PRC government is requiring net cafes to skim ID cards for patrons and to take a photograph for first time users. Advocates of this new measure point to widespread problems with Internet addiction.

An interesting article in the Washington Post this morning about China-based hackers targeting a group of Darfur supporters called “Save Darfur Coalition”.  The article indicates that the Save Darfur Coalition is critical of the PRC role in Darfur. 

 The allegation fits a near decade-old pattern of cyber-espionage and cyber-intimidation by the Chinese government against critics of its human rights practices, experts said. It comes as calls for a boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics have been mounting since China’s crackdown on Tibetan protesters last week. “

This reminds me of the targeted attacks on members of Fa1un G0ng reported by Maarten Van Horenbeeck.  Also see Maarten’s CCC presentation here.  Heike reported on Maarten’s presentation earlier.