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Posted on 07/29/2008 6:47:39 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
(WASHINGTON) — A top Republican US senator on Tuesday said China is planning to spy on guests who stay at foreign-owned hotels during the Olympic Games, which begin next month.
"The Chinese government has put in place a system to spy on and gather information about every guest at hotels where Olympic visitors are staying," Kansas Senator Sam Brownback told reporters.
"This means journalists, athletes' families, human rights advocates and other visitors will be subjected to invasive intelligence gathering by the Chinese Public Security Bureau."
The State Department issued a warning in March that Americans traveling to China for the Olympic Games could expect their hotel rooms there to be monitored.
China responded at the time that security arrangements were in accordance with international standards.
Brownback said he was first notified months ago by human rights advocates of Beijing's plan to monitor Internet use at foreign-owned hotels, and that "several international hotel chains" have confirmed receiving orders to install software and hardware to monitor Internet activity.
He declined to reveal the names of the hotels, saying they feared losing their licenses to operate in China and faced large fines if they did not comply with the Chinese order.
"They don't want to do this. They are being forced to do this," Brownback said. "If they are specifically identified, they could face retaliation by the Communist government."
The senator's staff handed out English language translations of two separate documents he said were received by hotels, outlining the government's instructions on how to implement Internet spying software and hardware by the end of July.
"It is required that your company install and run the Security Management System for Internet Access from Public Places in addition to provide network interfaces consistent with the industrial technical standards on public security," said one of the......
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Well, duh!!! Does anyone think otherwise?
Hiraree Krintun in ponteez? Bleeeeeeeeyaaaaaah!
The Russians use it as well on US diplodinks.
I see that "entrepreneurship" is alive and well in China.
Smogging and Dogging.Two more reasons not to go to Beijing, not to mention the Tibet and Taiwan issues.
FMCDH(BITS)
you’d hafta be naive to think that the chicoms wouldn’t.
they spy on our technology and military here in the states, and who knows what?
Catchee she wi' gur' flen, Hoomah Abahaidhan!
Bigee pikachur makee muchee mawny!
Chinee Orimpik numbah won !!!!!!
Catchee mah dlift???
I’ll bet you a beer that they aren’t as effective as we are at spying on US citizens.
i don’t know much about american spying on americans,
other than the flap over nsa and later the communications bill.
This senator clearly isn’t on the Hsu bundled-donor list, if he is actually saying this publicly.
Sam Brownback
Any business traveler to China who thinks they haven’t been spied upon - is delusional..
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