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Emma Hughes the Inquirer , Thursday 4 December 2008. 10:40:00 They're spying on us SINCE A CHINESE southern city has been forced to change over to legitimate Chinese-developed operating systems, new fears have arisen that the authorities are just finding new ways to snoop. The INQ reported yesterday how the Chinese authorities are pushing Red Flag Linux software on Chinese Internet cafes in order... > > (link)

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