Chinese Internet users, despite their skillful dribble into the censors are more angry than ever.

China is trying to force the installation of a program of censorship in all new personal computer, while Iran has succeeded this week in virtually eliminate the spread of the Internet reports of protests in the streets against a possible fraud in the presidential election.

This restriction on freedom of the Internet is being accompanied by new means to combat “enemies”. These methods vary from technological attacks to the dissidents sites and the use of employment of a large number of paid commentators who advocate the position of the government in supposedly independent blogs.

Both have the additional attraction to be denied: many systems are using advanced techniques of repression are difficult to identify in action. Experts in Internet from more open societies fear that this will lead to greater self-censorship by organizations and individuals.

The number of countries reaches tens, say the researchers. The strongest evidence of impending change is the theocratic regime of Iran which is in a fight against the free flow of information and communication from their urban population in large part young, from the day following the contested election this month.

Part of the technology used in surveillance and censorship in Iran and China is largely Western. According to laws of United States and other countries , the telecommunications industry must facilitate agencies in maintaining law (such as FBI) access personal informations from Internet users.

But according to some researchers, the technologies developed to respond to insidious attacks as these only serve to promote the advancement of techniques for control of information – at the expense of future popular revolts against oppressive political forces.

Via: Financial Times