Sinobyte

Leaving Sinobyte

Graham Webster — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:54:00 PST

After almost a year covering China's internet and technological scene for the CNET Blog Network here at Sinobyte, it's time for me to say goodbye.

Beijing Net cafes to take mug shots, scan IDs

Graham Webster — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:12:00 PDT

To cut down on "ID sharing," the Chinese government requires first-time visitors have their picture taken and ID scanned before being allowed online. What are the privacy ramifications?

Coming in 2009: Yourname@somewhere.中国

Graham Webster — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:50:00 PDT

The era of online domination by the Roman alphabet will come one step closer to its end next year when a new top-level domain for China, .中国, is deployed.

The court of bus riders: Why it's faster than driving in Shanghai

Graham Webster — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:20:00 PDT

Shanghai blogger Wang Jianshuo points out a less-than-expected reason why riding the bus is faster than driving on his commute: ad hoc protest against traffic enforcement.

MIT: Dirty coal to blame for China pollution

Graham Webster — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:23:00 PDT

In a rare independent study of China's energy sector, researchers have found that the problem with China's coal power generation is not that its power plants lack cleaner technology.

Will Beijing's sustained driving restrictions maintain clear skies?

Graham Webster — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:34:00 PDT

Much has been made of Beijing's decision to keep a lighter version of its Olympics traffic restrictions, not least because whatever the city did to clean the air seemed to have worked in August.

Skype's Chinese version left the surveillance door wide open

Graham Webster — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:35:00 PDT

Security researchers recently found that IM conversations on the Chinese Skype program were not only filtered, but also recorded on a massive, nonsecure, server.

Man in China fined $277 for porn on drive, then forgiven

Graham Webster — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:29:00 PDT

The crux of the legal claim, according to press reports, appears to be the distribution function of BitTorrent, which was how the accused said he obtained the video.

Reports: TypePad unblocked in China

Graham Webster — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:00:00 PDT

Various TypePad-hosted bloggers are rejoicing as their blogs become visible again in China.

Chinese social networks block Baidu indexing

Graham Webster — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:28:00 PDT

User privacy concerns on Chinese social networking sites have led the biggest players to block indexing by Baidu, China's leading search engine.