China “Outlaws” VoIP, Creates VoIP Reporting Hotline

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China “Outlaws” VoIP, Creates VoIP Reporting Hotline

by John Biggs on December 31, 2010
Tags: China, telecom



The State Ministry of Industry in China has “outlawed” VoIP calling, suggesting workers use good old China telecom for their important calls out into the Capitalist wilds. According to a report, the ministry suggested that 30 million current users are using “illegal VoIP operators” and they have been given a number to call to report use of VoIP in their neighborhoods.

Generally this looks more like a power play by China Telecom and the other carriers to maintain its user base than any real concern over legality. However, it’s fairly obvious that VoIP is harder to police than POTS but considering the official Chinese carriers offer VoIP of their own, it’s pretty hard to swallow the security angle.

Read more: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1934487/china-bans-voice-ip?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=China+locks+down+Voice+over+IP+

[agentbluescreen]

If you see something, say something, but don't phone? How is it harder to 'police' are MagicJack fees harder to collect there?

[phasma]

Ok so hypothetical question here:

If a person in say the UK or europe wanted to communicate with a person in the US - HOW could they do it without being intercepted / recorded / monitored or otherwise messed with?

Is it even possible?

Communication by any means !

[Valerius]

You know, this thread raises another question.

Do the walmarts in China convey government security messages at the checkout telescreens?

[Lucian Solaris]

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Ok so hypothetical question here:

If a person in say the UK or europe wanted to communicate with a person in the US - HOW could they do it without being intercepted / recorded / monitored or otherwise messed with?

Is it even possible?

Communication by any means !
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yes it's possible, here is the link: http://gnupg.org

It has a little bit of a learning curve, but once you have it down it's as vital as a gun.

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[phasma]

Thank you for that !

[kita]

I cannot believe this country,and this is the country to have the reserve currency,its a f**king communist country ,that user slaves to make goods along with every other abomination.