Excerpted from Canada.com:
Sharon Hom, executive director of New York-based Humanr Rights in China, said in a statement that Psiphon has "great potential" but isn't a "magic bullet."
"The Chinese government has deployed vast resources to maintain information control and censorship," Hom said.
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For more information on this issue:
- China Rights Forum, No.2, 2006:
"A Conversation with Citizen Lab" - Sharon Hom interviews Ron Deibert and Nart Villeneuve on their work battling Internet censorship. - China Rights Forum, No.2, 2006:
"The Hijacked Potential of China's Internet" - He Qinglian details the ways in which government controls have forced China to miss out on the full benefits of the Internet revolution. - Written testimony submitted to U.S. Congressional Hearing:
"The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression?" - China Rights Forum, No.3, 2005:
"Logging on in China's Internet Cafes: An HRIC Field Survey" - China Rights Forum, No.4, 2004:
"Media Control in China" - HRIC Case Study:
"Human Rights and Spam: A China Case Study" - China Rights Forum, No.3, 2003:
"The Rise of the Internet and Advancing Human Rights"