[DieHard the Hunter]

> I wonder if you could install a virtual machine to bypass the spyware while leaving it intact and functioning so the authorities can’t catch you.

If I lived in China I’d just decline to upgrade my hardware. I still got a 386 upstairs doing e-mail and basic stuff with 1994-vintage software. Works fine.

[Still Thinking]

I wonder if you could install a virtual machine to bypass the spyware while leaving it intact and functioning so the authorities can’t catch you.

If I lived in China I’d just decline to upgrade my hardware. I still got a 386 upstairs doing e-mail and basic stuff with 1994-vintage software. Works fine.

Exactly. Whatever they want to stop, the upstream end of the ISP connection would be a much better choice. OTOH, if tyrant commies are technical retards, that's not such a bad thing.

Ooh, here's a scary thought: What if this is all just cover for Dell, HP, etc, to start putting this crap on all OUR machines "so they won't have to make two versions"? Not that they don't already (Windows).