Comments on: You Can Surf From China. But Should You? http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mike http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/#comment-893468 mike Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:49:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16745#comment-893468 <p>@Alistair: I do not get it. Why heavier regularization makes mischief easier?</p> @Alistair: I do not get it. Why heavier regularization makes mischief easier?

]]> By: larson http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/#comment-893402 larson Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:42:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16745#comment-893402 <p>@Alistair: if this artical is on FT, then it's OK, because most of the readers know nothing about technology. Now it's on GigaOM, don't pretend if you don't know.</p> @Alistair: if this artical is on FT, then it’s OK, because most of the readers know nothing about technology. Now it’s on GigaOM, don’t pretend if you don’t know.

]]> By: Allen http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/#comment-893401 Allen Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:13:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16745#comment-893401 <p>I have to agree with whatever. What I can see is a public servant grandstanding and some security vendors drumming up business.</p> I have to agree with whatever. What I can see is a public servant grandstanding and some security vendors drumming up business.

]]> By: Alistair Croll http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/#comment-893291 Alistair Croll Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:22:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16745#comment-893291 <p>@whatever: To clarify, with older browsers you have less warnings and visual cues when using a privately signed cert, which is one of the telltale signs that you're not actually on the server you thought you were.</p> <p>The mischief comes in two forms: People surfing from overseas without proper protection, and the possibility that the network connection is compromised and transactions are being observed.</p> @whatever: To clarify, with older browsers you have less warnings and visual cues when using a privately signed cert, which is one of the telltale signs that you’re not actually on the server you thought you were.

The mischief comes in two forms: People surfing from overseas without proper protection, and the possibility that the network connection is compromised and transactions are being observed.

]]> By: whatever http://gigaom.com/2008/08/11/you-can-surf-from-china-but-should-you/#comment-893260 whatever Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:51:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16745#comment-893260 <p>"Phishing for usernames can happen anywhere, but when half a million people descend upon a country that heavily regulates its Internet, it’s an excellent opportunity for mischief. "</p> <p>Good. So web without regulations are safer. ...older browsers... Does the author know what he is writing about?</p> “Phishing for usernames can happen anywhere, but when half a million people descend upon a country that heavily regulates its Internet, it’s an excellent opportunity for mischief. “

Good. So web without regulations are safer. …older browsers… Does the author know what he is writing about?

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